Highly dispersed nickel loaded on mesoporous silica: One-spot synthesis strategy and high performance as catalysts for methane reforming with carbon dioxide

A kind of Ni containing mesoporous silica, Ni-KIT-6, was prepared by a one-spot co-assembly method, in which Ni species were highly dispersed into the pore walls during the self-assembly synthesis of the mesoporous silica. Compared with the catalyst prepared by conventional impregnation method, Ni-KIT-6 demonstrates extremely smaller Ni particles on the support and stronger interaction of Ni with silica matrix. As a result, it exhibits high catalytic activity and selectivity, and more importantly, good coke-resistant performance for the catalytic reaction of methane reforming with carbon dioxide.

Graphical abstractFigure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slideHighlights► A new kind of Ni loaded mesoporous silica material was prepared by a one-spot co-assembly method. ► Ni species were highly dispersed into the pore walls during the self-assembly synthesis of mesoporous silica. ► The Ni metal particle sizes of the catalyst are less than 5 nm. ► There is strong interaction of Ni with silica matrix. ► It has high catalytic performance and good anti-coke property for CO2 reforming of CH4.