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Title: 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:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. 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.
@article{osti_1484543,
title = {Facile synthesis of high surface area molybdenum carbide nanoparticles},
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.},
doi = {10.1111/jace.16218},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1484543}, journal = {Journal of the American Ceramic Society},
issn = {0002-7820},
number = 6,
volume = 102,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Wed Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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