Notes: adsorption studies on a nickel/alumina methanation catalyst

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · J. Catal.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7257967

Farrauto, R J

In the work reported, hydrogen chemisorption on supported nickel catalysts at room temperature can be compared with the quantity of adsorption that occurs during an actual catalytic process. The process is the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide or methanation. Thermal gravimetric studies were performed on a Ni/Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ catalyst in a mixture of CO and H/sub 2/. The adsorption studies were performed in situ at 1 atm pressure under temperature conditions of the methanation reaction. The plausibility of a relationship between the amount of CO--H/sub 2/ adsorbed, referred to as a ''complex,'' and active sites were developed. Furthermore, insight into the nature of the complex was presented. (auth)

• Research Organization: Corning Glass Works, NY
• OSTI ID: 7257967
• Journal Information: J. Catal.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Catal.; (United States) Vol. 41:3; ISSN JCTLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
ADSORPTION
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ELEMENTS
GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
HYDROGENATION
INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURE
KINETICS
MEDIUM PRESSURE
METALS
METHANATION
NICKEL
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
REACTION KINETICS
SORPTION
THERMAL ANALYSIS
THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
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