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3D printing of cubic zirconia lattice supports for hydrogen production

The demand for hydrogen has extraordinarily grown during the last years, being one of the most attractive forms of fuels to produce green energy. Cubic zirconia ceramics are considered promising catalytic supports, and the additive manufacturing of porous 3D structures based on these ceramics could...

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Published in:Ceramics international 2023-07, Vol.49 (13), p.22529-22536
Main Authors: Díaz-Herrezuelo, Irene, Koller, Martin, Quintanilla, Asuncion, Vega, Gonzalo, Casas, Jose A., Pérez-Coll, Domingo, Seiner, Hanus, Osendi, M. Isabel, Miranzo, Pilar, Belmonte, Manuel
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Summary:The demand for hydrogen has extraordinarily grown during the last years, being one of the most attractive forms of fuels to produce green energy. Cubic zirconia ceramics are considered promising catalytic supports, and the additive manufacturing of porous 3D structures based on these ceramics could enhance their catalytic performance. Herein, lightweight highly porous (up to 88%) 3D patterned 8 mol% yttria-stabilized cubic zirconia (8YSZ) scaffolds are manufactured by robocasting from pseudoplastic aqueous-based inks to produce catalytic supports for the hydrogen (H2) production. These scaffolds are thermally treated at temperatures ranging between 1000 and 1400 °C and, hence, mechanically and electrically characterized. 3D 8YSZ structures sintered at 1200 °C, with an appropriate balance between high porosity (86%) and compressive strength (3.7 MPa), are impregnated with palladium (Pd) catalytic nanoparticles and employed in the catalytic dehydrogenation of renewable formic acid (FA) using a fixed-bed reactor. 3D Pd/8YSZ catalyst leads to the continuous production of CO-free H2 with a FA conversion of 32% at T = 55 °C.
ISSN:0272-8842
DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.04.087