Facile synthesis of high surface area molybdenum carbide nanoparticles
Abstract
Abstract Molybdenum carbide has immense potential as an active catalyst for reaction systems such as synthesis of important chemicals like ammonia. However, the carbide is not used as a commercial catalyst or support as the current synthesis processes produce low surface area material or have contaminants such as excess carbon and surface and chemisorbed oxygen. Moreover, attempts to refine the synthesis pathways are usually not supported by any thermochemical modeling. In this study, a facile and reproducible method to synthesize high surface area molybdenum carbide was developed with the help of thermochemical modeling to better understand molybdenum‐carbon phase behavior. We have synthesized 2‐5 nm particles of Mo x C with surface areas of up to 360 m 2 /g as characterized using a variety of techniques including X‐ray diffraction and electron microscopy.
- Authors:
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Center for Microengineered Materials University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico
- Publication Date:
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1484543
- Grant/Contract Number:
- DE‐AR0000687
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the American Ceramic Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of the American Ceramic Society Journal Volume: 102 Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0002-7820
- Publisher:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Nayak, Shanti Kiran, Benavidez, Angelica D., and Garzon, Fernando H. Facile synthesis of high surface area molybdenum carbide nanoparticles. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1111/jace.16218.
Nayak, Shanti Kiran, Benavidez, Angelica D., & Garzon, Fernando H. Facile synthesis of high surface area molybdenum carbide nanoparticles. United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.16218
Nayak, Shanti Kiran, Benavidez, Angelica D., and Garzon, Fernando H. 2018.
"Facile synthesis of high surface area molybdenum carbide nanoparticles". United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.16218.
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author = {Nayak, Shanti Kiran and Benavidez, Angelica D. and Garzon, Fernando H.},
abstractNote = {Abstract Molybdenum carbide has immense potential as an active catalyst for reaction systems such as synthesis of important chemicals like ammonia. However, the carbide is not used as a commercial catalyst or support as the current synthesis processes produce low surface area material or have contaminants such as excess carbon and surface and chemisorbed oxygen. Moreover, attempts to refine the synthesis pathways are usually not supported by any thermochemical modeling. In this study, a facile and reproducible method to synthesize high surface area molybdenum carbide was developed with the help of thermochemical modeling to better understand molybdenum‐carbon phase behavior. We have synthesized 2‐5 nm particles of Mo x C with surface areas of up to 360 m 2 /g as characterized using a variety of techniques including X‐ray diffraction and electron microscopy.},
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year = {Wed Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2018},
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