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In Situ H2 Reduction of Al2O3-Supported Ni- and Mo-Based Catalysts

Gericke, Sabrina Maria LU ; Rissler, Jenny LU ; Bermeo, Marie LU ; Wallander, Harald LU ; Karlsson, Hanna LU ; Kollberg, Linnéa LU ; Scardamaglia, Mattia LU ; Temperton, Robert LU ; Zhu, Suyun LU and Sigfridsson Clauss, Kajsa G. V. LU , et al. (2022) In Catalysts 12(7).
Abstract

Nickel (Ni)-promoted Molybdenum (Mo)-based catalysts are used for hydrotreatment processes in the chemical industry where the catalysts are exposed to high-pressure H2 at elevated temperature. In this environment, the catalyst transforms into the active phase, which involves the reduction of the oxide. Here, we report on the first in situ study on the reduction of alumina supported Ni- and Mo-based catalysts in 1 mbar H2 using ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (APXPS). The study confirms that mixing Ni and Mo lowers the reduction temperature of both Ni- and Mo-oxide as compared to the monometallic catalysts and shows that the MoO3 reduction starts at a lower temperature than the reduction... (More)

Nickel (Ni)-promoted Molybdenum (Mo)-based catalysts are used for hydrotreatment processes in the chemical industry where the catalysts are exposed to high-pressure H2 at elevated temperature. In this environment, the catalyst transforms into the active phase, which involves the reduction of the oxide. Here, we report on the first in situ study on the reduction of alumina supported Ni- and Mo-based catalysts in 1 mbar H2 using ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (APXPS). The study confirms that mixing Ni and Mo lowers the reduction temperature of both Ni- and Mo-oxide as compared to the monometallic catalysts and shows that the MoO3 reduction starts at a lower temperature than the reduction of NiO in NiMo/Al2O3 catalysts. Additionally, the reduction of Ni and Mo foil was directly compared to the reduction of the Al2O3-supported catalysts and it was observed that the reduction of the supported catalysts is more gradual than the reduction of the foils, indicating a strong interaction between the Ni/Mo and the alumina support.

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APXPS, bimetallic catalysts, catalysis, in situ, NiMo-alumina, reduction, X-ray-based methods, XANES
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Catalysts
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12
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7
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755
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MDPI AG
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ISSN
2073-4344
DOI
10.3390/catal12070755
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Nano Design meets Organic Chemistry for Greener Catalysts
Combined techniques for studies of catalysis
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English
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yes
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  author       = {{Gericke, Sabrina Maria and Rissler, Jenny and Bermeo, Marie and Wallander, Harald and Karlsson, Hanna and Kollberg, Linnéa and Scardamaglia, Mattia and Temperton, Robert and Zhu, Suyun and Sigfridsson Clauss, Kajsa G. V. and Hulteberg, Christian and Shavorskiy, Andrey and Merte, Lindsay Richard and Messing, Maria Elise and Zetterberg, Johan and Blomberg, Sara}},
  issn         = {{2073-4344}},
  keywords     = {{APXPS; bimetallic catalysts; catalysis; in situ; NiMo-alumina; reduction; X-ray-based methods; XANES}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{7}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  series       = {{Catalysts}},
  title        = {{In Situ H<sub>2</sub> Reduction of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-Supported Ni- and Mo-Based Catalysts}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal12070755}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/catal12070755}},
  volume       = {{12}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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