Yixin Lian

Effects of composite oxide supports on catalytic performance of Ni-based catalysts for CO methanation

Metal-oxide-modified NiO/Al2O3 catalysts for methanation of CO were prepared using a modified grinding-mixing method and characterized using X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, temperature-programmed reduction by H2, temperature-programmed desorption by H2, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results show that the activity of an MgO-modified NiO/Al2O3 catalyst is better than those of NiO/ZrO2-Al2O3 and NiO/SiO2-Al2O3 in the reaction temperature range 300–700 °C. The incorporation of a metal oxide into NiO/Al2O3 was found to weaken Ni–Al interactions, leading to generation of large numbers of active Ni species, and this was confirmed to be responsible for the improvement in the performances of the catalysts in the methanation reaction.

Effect of Mg/Al atom ratio of support on catalytic performance of Co-Mo/MgO-Al2O3 catalyst for water gas shift reaction

Abstract Co-Mo-based catalysts supported on mixed oxide supports MgO-Al 2 O 3 with different Mg/Al atom ratios for water gas shift reaction were studied by means of TPR, Raman, XPS and ESR. It was found that the octahedral Mo species in oxidized Co-Mo/MgO(x)-Al 2 O 3 catalyst and the contents of Mo 5+ , Mo 4+ , S 2− and S 2− 2 species in the functioning catalysts increased with increasing the Mg/Al atom ratio of the support under the studied experimental conditions. This is favorable for the formation of the active Co-Mo-S phase of the catalysts. Catalytic performance testing results showed that the catalysts Co-Mo/MgO-Al 2 O 3 with the Mg/Al atom ratio of the support in the range of 0.475–0.525 exhibited optimal catalytic activity for the reaction.

Water gas shift activity of Co-Mo/MgO-Al2O3 catalysts presulfided with ammonium sulfide

Abstract Co-Mo/MgO-Al2O3 catalyst was presulfided with ammonium sulfide in aqueous solution and activated with synthesis gas for water gas shift reaction. The assay results indicate that the presulfided Co-Mo/MgO-Al2O3 catalyst exhibits an excellent catalytic activity and stability. XRD and EPR characterization results show that the O-S exchange might occur during the impregnation, leading to the formation of (NH4)2MoS4(or (NH4)2MoxSy) precursor, which was then thermally decomposed and reduced to MoS2. The higher catalytic performance is attributed to an optimization formation of active Co-Mo sulfides, consisting of well dispersed MoS2 and Co-Mo-S phase due to the redispersion of Co sulfide particles over the edges of newly formed MoS2 crystallites.

Potassium-decorated active carbon supported Co-Mo-based catalyst for water-gas shift reaction

Abstract The effect of potassium-decoration was studied on the activity of water-gas shift (WGS) reaction over the Co-Mo-based catalysts supported on active carbon (AC), which was prepared by incipient wetness co-impregnation method. The decoration of potassium on active carbon in advance enhances the activities of the CoMo-K/AC catalysts for WGS reaction. Highest activity (about 92% conversion) was obtained at 250 °C for the catalyst with an optimum K2O/AC weight ratio in the range from 0.12 to 0.15. The catalysts were characterized by TPR and EPR, and the results show that activated carbon decorated with potassium makes Co-Mo species highly dispersed, and thus easily reduced and sulfurized. XRD results show that an appropriate content of potassium-decoration on active carbon supports may favors the formation of highly dispersed Co9S8-type structures which are situated on the edge or a site in contact with MoS2, K-Mo-O-S, Mo-S-K phase. Those active species are responsible for the high activity of CoMo-K/AC catalysts.