Reference : Quantitative study of catalytic activity and catalytic deactivation of Fe–Co/Al2O3 catal...
Scientific journals : Article
Engineering, computing & technology : Chemical engineering
http://hdl.handle.net/2268/109437
Quantitative study of catalytic activity and catalytic deactivation of Fe–Co/Al2O3 catalysts for multi-walled carbon nanotube synthesis by the CCVD process
English
Pirard, Sophie[Université de Liège - ULg > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Génie catalytique >]
Heyen, Georges[Université de Liège - ULg > Département de chimie appliquée > LASSC (Labo d'analyse et synthèse des systèmes chimiques) >]
Pirard, Jean-Paul[Université de Liège - ULg > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Génie catalytique >]
[en] The catalytic deactivation during multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) synthesis by the CCVD process and the influence of hydrogen on it were quantified. Initial specific reaction rate, relative specific productivity and catalytic deactivation were studied. Carbon source was ethylene, and a bimetallic iron–cobalt catalyst supported on alumina was used. The catalytic deactivation was modeled by a decreasing hyperbolic law, reflecting the progressive accumulation of amorphous carbon on active sites. While the initial specific reaction rate was found not to be influenced by hydrogen, catalytic deactivation was found to be modified in the presence of hydrogen, which delayed and slowed down the deactivation by avoiding amorphous carbon deposition, thus leading to a greater relative specific productivity of carbon nanotubes.
[Université de Liège - ULg > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Génie catalytique >]
