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Selectivity change in CO hydrogenation by oxidation-reduction treatment of Ru/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/: selectivity versus morphology of Ru

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100314a028· OSTI ID:5277709
Effects of oxidation-reduction treatment on the microstructure of Ru particles and catalytic activity and selectivity of Ru/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ for CO hydrogenation were investigated. The Ru/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ catalysts were prepared from Ru/sub 3/(CO)/sub 12/ and RuCl/sub 3/. H/sub 2/ absorption, TEM, XRD, and EXAFS studies showed that, after reduction, Ru prepared from Ru/sub 3/(CO)/sub 12/ consisted of small particles (10 A), but when prepared from RuCl/sub 3/, they consisted of aggregates of small particles. Oxidation with O/sub 2/ at 500/sup 0/C and subsequent reduction changed the Ru particles to large single crystallites. In CO hydrogenation, the main product after only reduction was higher hydrocarbons, but the catalysts pretreated with O/sub 2/ produced mainly methane. Therefore, the significant change in the selectivity is presumably caused by the changes in the microstructure of Ru particles from aggregates of smaller crystallites to larger crystallites.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Tokyo (Japan)
OSTI ID:
5277709
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 92:3; ISSN JPCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English