Up to 20wt% of Mo is added to the CNTs by impregnation method in order to study the particle size effect on catalyst performance. The ratio of Mo/K is fixed at 1.875. The performance of the catalysts was assessed in a micro-reactor at 330oC, 18 bars and H2/CO=2. Catalysts were characterized using different methods including TEM BET, XRD, TPR and H2 chemisorption. According to TPR results smaller particles produce Mo-k oxides which reduced in lower temperature . Increasing Mo particle sizes,based on TEM and H2-Chemisorption results, ethanol selectivity decreased from about 95% to 74% and methanol selectivity increased from 5% to 26%. These results could be attributed to particle size effect on catalytic performance.
Karimi, S. (2015). Effect of particle size on the performance of MoS2-K2O/CNTs nano catalyst in ethanol and higher alcohol synthesis from syngas. Farayandno, 10(50), 25-38.
MLA
Saba Karimi. "Effect of particle size on the performance of MoS2-K2O/CNTs nano catalyst in ethanol and higher alcohol synthesis from syngas". Farayandno, 10, 50, 2015, 25-38.
HARVARD
Karimi, S. (2015). 'Effect of particle size on the performance of MoS2-K2O/CNTs nano catalyst in ethanol and higher alcohol synthesis from syngas', Farayandno, 10(50), pp. 25-38.
VANCOUVER
Karimi, S. Effect of particle size on the performance of MoS2-K2O/CNTs nano catalyst in ethanol and higher alcohol synthesis from syngas. Farayandno, 2015; 10(50): 25-38.
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