Catalysis Letters, Vol.123, No.1-2, 16-23, 2008
The synthesis and evaluation of up-scalable molybdenum based ultra dispersed catalysts: Effect of temperature on particle size
Unsupported molybdenum (Mo) micro/nanoparticle size range catalysts have been synthesized via precursor salts dissolved within a water-in-oil emulsion and online injected to a decomposition zone simulating processing conditions. The particles were characterized via DLS, reactivity tests and SEM. The effect of decomposition temperature on particle sizes was studied in both a horizontal reactor and vertical reactor configuration.
Keywords:Mo catalyst;nanocatalyst synthesis;hydroprocessing;hydrotreating;sub-micron catalyst synthesis;water-in-oil emulsion;nanoparticle