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Preparation of Copper Oxide with High Surface Area Associated with Mesoporous Silica
Copper oxide was synthesized by the one-pot synthesis methods associated with mesoporous silica in different synthetic conditions. The SBA route with Cu citrate sol was the most effective to prepare CuO with h...
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A catalytic membrane reactor for water-gas shift reaction
We conducted the WGS reaction on a catalytic membrane reactor consisting of a WGS catalyst bed, Pt/CeO2 and thin, defect-free, Pd-Cu alloy membranes. The presence of CO and other gases with H2 reduced the H2 perm...
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Influence of Catalyst Binders on the Acidity and Catalytic Performance of HZSM-5 Zeolites for Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP) Process: Single and Binary Binder System
The effect of the binders, such as silica, alumina, and aluminum phosphate solution (APS), was studied on the acidity and catalytic performance of HZSM-5 zeolite (SiO2/Al2O3 = 80) in methanol-to-propylene (MTP) p...
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Selective catalytic reduction of NO with CO on Pt/W–Ce–Zr catalysts
Various Pt catalysts (Pt/ZrO2, Pt/CeO2, Pt/CeZrO, Pt/WO3/ZrO2 and Pt/WO3/CeZrO) were prepared and characterized, and their catalytic reduction reactions of NO by CO, with or without the presence of excess oxygen,...
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The studies of hydrodesulfurization activity over molybdenum catalysts supported on Al-MCM-41 modified by lanthanum
A series of lanthanum modified Al-MCM-41 substrates served as supports to prepare the Mo/La-Al-MCM-41 catalysts. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET, FT-IR, XPS, TPR and TPD, and their catalytic activ...
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Nature of carbonaceous deposits on the alumina supported transition metal oxide catalysts in the wet air oxidation of phenol
Al2O3 supported transition metal (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) oxide catalysts were prepared and tested for the wet oxidation of phenol. The supported copper oxide catalysts showed the highest catalytic activity due t...
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Columnar grain growth of yttria-stabilized-zirconia in inductively coupled plasma spraying
Yttria-stabilized-zirconia (YSZ) was deposited 7 mm thick by inductively coupled plasma spraying (ICP) and a theory of nucleation and solidification of YSZ was introduced. The concentration was homogeneous wit...
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Catalytic properties of potassium-or lanthanum-promoted Co/γ-Al2O3 catalysts in carbon monoxide hydrogenation
The effects of potassium or lanthanum additives on the catalytic properties of alumina-supported cobalt catalysts were examined through carbon monoxide hydrogenation reaction. The catalysts were characterized ...
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Novel bidentate ruthenium(III) Schiff base complexes: synthetic, spectral, electrochemical, catalytic and antimicrobial studies
RuIII complexes of the type [RuX(L)2(E)] (X = Cl or Br; L = novel bidentate Schiff base ligand; E = PPh3 or AsPh3) have been prepared by reacting [RuX3(E)3] or [RuBr3(PPh3)2(MeOH)] with two novel bidentate Schiff...
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Deactivation control through accelerated precoking for the CoMo/γAl2O3 catalysts in thiophene hydrodesulfurization
Information on the degree of deactivation is very important for predicting catalyst life, from which the catalyst design could be further improved. The CoMo/Al2O3 catalysts, used for the hydrodesulfurization of l...
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Preparation of mo nitride catalysts and their applications to the hydrotreating of indole and benzothiophene
Molybdenum nitrides were prepared by temperature-programmed reduction of MoO3 with flowing NH3. They were tested for indole HDN and benzothiophene HDS. Too low or high NH3 space velocity was inadequate to produce...
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Effects of Anion and Solvent on Properties of Alternating Ethylene/CO Copolymer Catalyzed by the Pd(II) Complex
Alternating copolymerization of ethylene and carbon monoxide was carried out using (dppp)Pd(OAc)2/anion complexes (dppp=1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane) with various anions and solvents. Catalytic activity in a...
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A study of the microstructure of yttria-stabilized zirconia deposited by inductively coupled plasma spraying
Zirconia stabilized with 20 wt.% yttria was deposited to a thick free-standing type, ∼7 mm, by (inductively coupled plasma spraying) (ICPS). The spheroidization of particles and the microstructure of deposits ...
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Effect of active site distribution on liquid-phase olefin hydrogenation over polymer-supported palladium complex
Chloromethylated polystyrene beads with different distributions have been prepared and phosphinated. PdCl2 was supported on the phosphinated supports to give polymer-supported Pd complex catalysts with different ...
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Characteristics of metallic iron in Y-zeolite catalysts reduced by hydrogen atom beams
Hydrogen atom beams were used to reduce the ionic species of iron-Fe(II) and Fe(III) in Y-zeolite. Reduction to metallic states was confirmed by ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectroscopy, and the catalytic ac...
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Crystal growth of high silica ZSM-5 at low temperature synthesis conditions
At the temperature of 90°C and under atmospheric pressure, growth kinetics of high silica ZSM-5 was investigated through a long induction, nucleation and crystal growth periods. It was found the entire crystal...
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Characteristics of intermetallic NdNi5 as an unsupported catalyst in thiophene hydrodesulfurization
A systematic research is carried out on intermetallic NdNi5 for the hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of thiophene. The effect of calcination and presulfidation of intermetallic NdNi5 on thiophene HDS was examined and p...
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Effect of metal dispersion on CO hydrogenation over Pd/HZSM-5 catalysts
Pd/HZSM-5 catalysts prepared by ion-exchange method using Pd(NH3) 4 2+ were calcined and reduced at different temperatures to provide different metal dispersio...
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Characteristics of bimetallic cobalt and molybdenum catalysts supported on activated carbon or alumina in hydrodesulfurization
A series of bimetallic cobalt (Co) and molybdenum (Mo) catalysts supported on activated carbon or alumina were prepared, and their activities in thiophene hydrodesulfurization and ethylene hydrogenation were c...
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Thiophene hydrodesulfurization using unsupported nickel-neodymium bimetal catalysts
The hydrodesulfurization of thiophene was studied over unsupported nickel-neodymium bimetallic catalysts. The physical and chemical changes of bimetals were observed after calcination and presulfidation, respe...