Ethane hydrogenolysis and carbon monoxide hydrogenation over niobia-supported nickel catalysts: a hierarchy to rank strong metal-support interaction
Ethane hydrogenolysis and carbon monoxide hydrogenation were studied over two niobia (Nb/sub 2/O/sub 5/)-supported nickel catalysts, containing 2 and 10 wt% nickel, which had been reduced in hydrogen at 573 or 773 K for 1 h. Compared to silica-supported nickel catalysts, these samples had lower ethane hydrogenolysis activity but higher CO hydrogenation activity. For some samples a different experimental rate law for ethane hydrogenolysis was observed. In CO hydrogenation, all samples showed a shift in product distribution to hydrocarbons higher than methane, and olefinic products were detected. These observations were attributed to strong metal-support interaction (SMSI). The use of these chemical probes identified different manifestation of SMSI that depend on crystallite size and reduction treatment. On the basis of these manifestations, a hierarchy consisting of five stages was developed to rank the extent of interaction in Ni/Nb/sub 2/O/sub 5/ catalysts. A mechanism of SMSI was proposed for a physical explanation of this hierarchy.
- Research Organization:
- Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
- OSTI ID:
- 6726867
- Journal Information:
- J. Catal.; (United States), Vol. 86:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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