Effect of Fe substitution on the partial oxidation of methane to syngas over La0.7Sr0.3Co1−y Fey O3−δ perovskites

Abstract

In this research, a series of La 0.7 Sr 0.3 Co 1−y Fe y O3−δ (y = 0.0–0.4) was successfully synthesized by a solidstate reaction method and syngas production studies were performed using gas chromatography. Thermogravimetric analysis characterized the concentration of Fe 3+ , which gave a low H2 /CO ratio over La 0.7 Sr 0.3 Co 1−y Fe y O3−δ without the presence of molecular oxygen. All samples possessed a purely rhombohedral structure. The incorporation of more Fe increased the lattice parameter and changed XRD peaks of the La 1−x Srx Co 0.8Fe 0.2 O3 from sharp and single to double. Among the catalyst powders tested for syngas production activity, La 0.7 Sr 0.3 Co 0.6Fe 0.4 O3−δ (y = 0.4) had the low molar ratio of H2 /CO with high content of Fe 3+ at 850 °C.