Chemical-vapor deposition (CVD) of a Zr O-tBu 4 precursor on different Cu substrates was used to prepare model systems for Zr O-tBu 4catalysts and to test their reactivity and selectivity in methanol steam reforming (MSR).
Ti modified-mesoporous carbon was used as support of the iridium nanoparticles, in order to prepare a catalyst to be tested in model hydrotreating reactions.
In general, in the ink paste method, 1 mg of the catalyst to be tested was added to 50 μL of deionized H2O and, after sonication, 150 μL of isopropanol and 2.7 μL of a Nafion solution of 5% dispersion in lower aliphatic alcohols (Aldrich) were added to the paste.
NiCo-Mg/Al-1.7, Ni-Mg/Al-1.6, Ni-Mg/Al-0, and NiCo-Mg/Al-0.3 Ni-based catalysts were used to test their performance in CO2 reforming of CH4 reaction for a coal gas feed mainly containing CO and H2 as well as CO2 and CH4 at 900 °C and the ambient pressure.
The characterization data also demonstrate that the reductive pretreatments given to HAS catalysts prior to testing result in the elimination of C-containing contamination, adsorbed water and hydroxyl groups and either expose underlying K and Pd promotors or possibly induce the migration of the K and Pd to the outermost surface layers.
A new reactor design is presented to test catalysts in the form of thin films.
Catherine Groschner hooks up a three-electrode cell, which she used to test catalysts for converting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide for synthesis gas, which could then be transformed into transportation fuels.
So, this study focused on the synthesis, optimization and characterization of series of heterostructure Zn/Ca/Al2O3 catalysts with different parameters to test their effectiveness towards biodiesel production.
For this purpose, an adapted screening strategy is developed, using a proprietary 16 channels multi-tubular reactor which enables to test catalysts at the same time-on-stream.
