Revealing the Role of MgO in Sorption‐Enhanced Water Gas Shift Reaction for H2 Production: A DFT Study

Author:

Zhao Wenhan1,Li Yingjie1ORCID,Fang Yi1,Chu Zhiwei1,Han Kuihua1,Sun Rongyue2

Affiliation:

1. Shandong Engineering Research Center for High‐efficiency Energy Storage and Hydrogen Energy Utilization School of Energy and Power Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250061 China

2. School of Energy and Power Engineering Nanjing Institute of Technology Nanjing 211167 China

Abstract

AbstractThe sorption‐enhanced water gas shift (SEWGS) process has emerged as a promising technology for high‐purity H2 production. MgO serves as a competitive sorbent in SEWGS, removing CO2 in situ. Yet the reaction mechanism of SEWGS employing MgO is not well understood. In this work, the reaction mechanism of SEWGS on the MgO surface is revealed by density functional theory (DFT) analysis. The MgO(110) surface shows a remarkable enhancement for SEWGS. Spontaneous dissociation of H2O is observed whether in the presence of CO or CO2, leading to the enrichment of hydroxyl groups for subsequent reactions. CO2 generated is captured by surface basic sites, resulting in the formation of MgCO3. The presence of the generated hydroxyl group enhances the dehydrogenation reaction on the surface, facilitating hydrogen production. The reaction pathway is described as follows. First, spontaneous dissociation of H2O occurs when co‐adsorbed with CO on the MgO surface. Then, two hydroxyl groups interact, yielding atomic O for CO oxidization and atomic H for H2 generation. Ultimately, CO2 is captured by the surface while H2 desorbs from the surface. The rate‐limiting step is H2 generation with an energy barrier of 0.68 eV. The calculation results elucidate the enhancement mechanism of MgO on the SEWGS process.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Wiley

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