Characterization of carbon- and alumina-supported NiW and CoW sulfided catalysts

Y Van der Meer*, MJ Vissenberg, VHJ De Beer, JAR Van Veen, AM Van der Kraan

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Abstract

Sulfided NiW and CoW catalysts supported on activated carbon and alumina were characterized with Co-57 Mossbauer emission spectroscopy (MES) and EXAFS at the W-L-III edge. NiW catalysts were studied with MES by probing the Ni atoms with 57Co. MES results demonstrate that the 'Ni-W-S' phase is present in sulfided NiW catalysts. Formation of Co9S8-type phases could be related to the lower thiophene HDS activity of CoW catalysts. WEXAFS showed that addition of Co or Ni to a W/Al2O3 catalyst results in a higher W sulfidation degree. No structural differences were found for carbon- and alumina-supported catalysts, in spite of the two times larger thiophene HDS activity of carbon- supported NiW.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)51-57
Number of pages7
JournalHyperfine Interactions
Volume139
Issue number1-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CoW sulfide
  • Exafs
  • NiW sulfide
  • Hydrodesulfurization catalysts

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