Nanometric Carbid Silicon (SiC) supported monometallic and bimetallic catalysts containing Fe, Co, Ni transition metals were prepared by wet impregnation method. Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesized over the prepared catalysts from catalytic decomposition of acetylene at 850°C by thermal chemical vapor deposition (TCVD) technique. The synthesized nanomaterials (catalysts and CNT...

Well-defined model catalyst samples, prepared under ultra-high-vacuum (UHV) conditions, hold the potential of bridging the gap between traditional surface science and technical catalysis studies. However, work remains to understand and characterize reaction kinetics of such samples under more realistic pressure conditions, specifically, how reaction kinetics of a well-studied reaction (such as ...

Frequently the activity of fresh catalyst changes with time in use. The decrease or increases of the catalyst activity with time during the course of reaction forces the system to an unsteady state operation ([1], [2], [3], [4] and [5]). One of these catalysts is the copper/zinc oxide catalyst, which is industrially used for methanol production. The activity of copper/zinc oxide catalyst declin...

here, we have synthesized vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (va-cnts), using chemical vapor deposition (cvd) method. cobalt and ethanol are used as the catalyst and the carbon source, respectively. the effects of ethanol flow rate, thickness of co catalyst film, and growth time on the properties of the carbon nanotube growth are investigated. the results show that the flow rate of ethanol and...

SiO2-supported silyl chromate catalyst is an important industrial catalyst for production of high grade HDPE pipe materials. The control of the short chain branch (SCB) distribution using this catalyst system is still a great challenge. In this work, ethylene and 1-hexene copolymers were synthesized using SiO2-supported silyl chromate catalyst combined with triisobutylaluminium (TIBA), triethyl...

Hydrogenation of benzoic acid using monoand bimetallic catalyst of Ru, Pd, Co, and Re yielded different products. It was observed that 5% Ru/C was an active catalyst for hydrogenation of both aromatic ring and carboxylic group, while Pd/C catalyst hydrogenated only aromatic ring. Ru-Sn/Al2O3 is a chemoselective catalyst for hydrogenation of –COOH group of benzoic acid.

In the direct growth of SWNTs on substrates by CVD methods, preparation of the catalyst nanoparticles is a crucial issue. Co-Mo binary catalysts effectively grow SWNTs either from CO [1] and from alcohol [2]. However, different values are reported as the optimum Co/Mo atomic ratio; 1/3 for the former [1] and 1/1 for the latter [2]. The structure of catalyst nanoparticles should be determined no...

Ni/Al2O3, Co/Al2O3 and bimetallic Ni(Co)/Al2O3 catalysts were prepared using an impregnation method and employed in CO2 dry reforming of methane under coking-favored conditions. The spent catalysts were carefully characterized using typical characterization technologies and inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopy. The bimetallic catalyst exhibited a superior activity and anti-coking performan...

Using wet impregnation method, a novel ternary system of silica supported Fe-Co-Ce catalyst was prepared. Preparation conditions such as impregnation time and temperature, drying time and temperature, were optimized by the L9 Taguchi experimental design to achieve a light olefin selective catalyst with maximum CO conversion in a fixed bed micro-reactor. It was found that the best conditions to ...