Morphology effects of CeO2 on the performance of CaO-Cu/ CeO2 for integrated CO2 capture and conversion to CO

CeO 2 support inhibits CaO sintering, and oxygen vacancy influences CO 2 hydrogenation performance, making CeO 2 widely applied in Integrated CO 2 capture and in-situ conversion technology for reverse water–gas shift (ICCC-RWGS). Oxygen vacancy concentration was dependent on the morphology of CeO 2 , which would affect metal dispersion and CO 2 hydrogenation conversion. However, Very little is known about the morphology effect of CeO 2 on the carbon capture and in-situ hydrogenation performance of DFMs. Here, Cu/CeO 2 with different CeO 2 morphologies was synthesized, and high Cu dispersion was achieved on Cu/CeO 2 -R, exhibiting the best CO 2 hydrogenation performance. Integrated Cu/CeO 2 with CaO by physical mixing method, CaO-Cu/CeO 2 was used to investigate the morphology effects of CeO 2 on the performance of CaO-Cu/CeO 2 for integrated CO 2 capture and conversion to CO. CaO-Cu/CeO 2 -R exhibited the best capture-hydrogenation performance (CO 2 conversion rate of 75 %, CO production rate of 9.72 mmol/g). The CeO 2 -R provided more surface oxygen vacancies, enhancing carbonate hydrogenation. The larger specific surface area and {1   1   0} crystal plane of CeO 2 -rod enhanced Cu dispersion, and the smaller particle size of CeO 2 -R enhanced its interaction with CaO, improving the cyclic stability of CaO-Cu/CeO 2 -R. The hydrogenation performance of CaO-Cu/CeO 2 was dependent on the morphology of CeO 2 , providing insights into the design of high-activity metal catalytic components in ICCC-RWGS.