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Bimetallic Nanoparticles as a Model System for an Industrial NiMo Catalyst

Blomberg, Sara LU ; Johansson, Niclas LU ; Kokkonen, Esko LU orcid ; Rissler, Jenny LU ; Kollberg, Linnéa LU ; Preger, Calle LU orcid ; Franzén, Sara M LU ; Messing, Maria E LU and Hulteberg, Christian LU orcid (2019) In Materials 12(22).
Abstract

An in-depth understanding of the reaction mechanism is required for the further development of Mo-based catalysts for biobased feedstocks. However, fundamental studies of industrial catalysts are challenging, and simplified systems are often used without direct comparison to their industrial counterparts. Here, we report on size-selected bimetallic NiMo nanoparticles as a candidate for a model catalyst that is directly compared to the industrial system to evaluate their industrial relevance. Both the nanoparticles and industrial supported NiMo catalysts were characterized using surface- and bulk-sensitive techniques. We found that the active Ni and Mo metals in the industrial catalyst are well dispersed and well mixed on the support,... (More)

An in-depth understanding of the reaction mechanism is required for the further development of Mo-based catalysts for biobased feedstocks. However, fundamental studies of industrial catalysts are challenging, and simplified systems are often used without direct comparison to their industrial counterparts. Here, we report on size-selected bimetallic NiMo nanoparticles as a candidate for a model catalyst that is directly compared to the industrial system to evaluate their industrial relevance. Both the nanoparticles and industrial supported NiMo catalysts were characterized using surface- and bulk-sensitive techniques. We found that the active Ni and Mo metals in the industrial catalyst are well dispersed and well mixed on the support, and that the interaction between Ni and Mo promotes the reduction of the Mo oxide. We successfully produced 25 nm NiMo alloyed nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution. Characterization of the nanoparticles showed that they have a metallic core with a native oxide shell with a high potential for use as a model system for fundamental studies of hydrotreating catalysts for biobased feedstocks.

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Alloyed nanoparticles, Industrial catalysts, Lignin, Model catalyst, NiMo catalyst
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Materials
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12
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22
article number
3727
publisher
MDPI AG
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  • pmid:31718101
  • scopus:85075776357
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1996-1944
DOI
10.3390/ma12223727
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High value chemicals from lignin using biological processes
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English
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  author       = {{Blomberg, Sara and Johansson, Niclas and Kokkonen, Esko and Rissler, Jenny and Kollberg, Linnéa and Preger, Calle and Franzén, Sara M and Messing, Maria E and Hulteberg, Christian}},
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  series       = {{Materials}},
  title        = {{Bimetallic Nanoparticles as a Model System for an Industrial NiMo Catalyst}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12223727}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/ma12223727}},
  volume       = {{12}},
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