Doped Barium Niobate Catalyst for Cogeneration of Electricity and Syngas from Methane

A syngas production method, comprising:

• feeding methane into a reactor, the reactor comprising a solid oxide fuel cell comprising:
• an anode comprising a catalyst;
• a cathode;
• and
• an electrolyte positioned between the anode and the cathode;
• feeding oxygen into the reactor at the cathode;
• and
• producing carbon monoxide and hydrogen at the anode;
• and
• wherein the methane is fed into the reactor at the anode.

A syngas production method, comprising:

• introducing oxygen to a reactor comprising a catalyst;
• introducing methane to the reactor;
• and
• forming carbon monoxide and hydrogen by partial oxidation of the methane;
• and wherein
• the catalyst comprises a barium niobate-based perovskite structure having a chemical formula of Ba1−x(AE)xNb1−(y+z)(AE)yMzO3−δ wherein AE is an alkaline earth (AE) element and M is a metal;
• and
• the reactor further comprises a solid oxide fuel cell comprising a cathode, an electrolyte, and an anode comprising the catalyst.