Single-phase mixed molybdenum-niobium carbides: Synthesis, characterization and multifunctional catalytic behavior in toluene conversion
Single-phase mixed molybdenum-niobium carbides: Synthesis, characterization and multifunctional catalytic behavior in toluene conversion
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jcat.2017.04.022
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发表时间:
2017-07-01
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7.3
通讯作者:
Jentoft, Friederike C.
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作者:
Mehdad, Ali;Jentoft, Rolf E.;Jentoft, Friederike C.
Single-phase mixed molybdenum-niobium carbides were synthesized to establish structure-activity relationships. Precursors for carburization were obtained by hydrothermal synthesis or, to achieve high molybdenum content (metal fraction chi(Mo) = 0.86), by flash-freezing of salt solutions and subsequent freeze-drying. Thermogravimetric and evolved gas analysis during carburization showed that bimetallic precursors were more easily reduced than monometallic ones; and as the niobium content increased, the removal of oxygen shifted to higher temperatures and from H2O to CO formation (from H-2 or CH4, respectively), and the final carburization temperature rose from 650 to 950 degrees C. Carbides crystallized in cubic NbC/MoC(cF8) structure for chi(Nb) >= 0.38 and hexagonal Mo2C(hP3) structure for chi(Nb) = 0.38 were more selective toward acid-catalyzed products and less selective toward hydrogenolysis products than carbides with lower niobium content. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.