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Structeral and Chemical Properties of Catalysts

EMSL Project ID
2080a
Award DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.46936/genr.proj.2003.2080a/60002760

Abstract

 1. Provide XRD data analysis for use in undergraduate research and grant proposal writing on the following: Co-B; Ni-B; Mo-B; Co-P; Ni-P; Mo-P.
2. XPS and TEM analysis of oxide-supported metal phosphide catalysts. In most cases, the support is amorphous silica and the metal phosphide particles in the 10-20 nm range. The phosphide particles generally would be bimetallic (e.g. CoxNi(2-x)P) with variable metal ratios (e.g. 0<x<0.5). Some of the catalysts have significantly higher catalytic activities than those we have described previously in the literature.

Project Details

Project type
Exploratory Research
Start Date
2003-10-06
End Date
2006-10-04
Status
Closed
Released Data Link
https://search.emsl.pnnl.gov/?project_id_search=2080a

Team

Principal Investigator

Mark Bussell
Institution
Western Washington University

Team Members

Autumn Burns
Institution
Western Washington University

Related Publications

Burns, A. W; Layman, K. A.; Bale D. H.; Bussell, M. E. “Understanding the Relationship Between Composition and Hydrodesulfurization Properties for Cobalt Phosphide Catalysts,” Applied Catalysis A: General 2008, 343, 68-76.