Synthesis and characterization of highly ordered Ni-MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves

Yanhui Yang, Sangyun Lim, Guoan Du, Chuan Wang, Yuan Chen, Dragos Ciuparu, Gary L. Haller

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Abstract

Highly ordered Ni-MCM-41 samples with nearly atomically dispersed nickel ions were prepared reproducibly and characterized extensively by nitrogen physisorption, XRD, TEM, hydrogen TPR, UV-vis spectroscopy, FTIR, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Results have shown that physicochemical properties of Ni-MCM-41(e.g., structural order, reducibility, density of surface silanol group, and the distribution of nickel ions in the silica framework etc.) can be controlled precisely; and they are greatly dependent on the MCM-41 synthesis parameters, for example, pH and the tetramethylammonium group concentration in the initial synthesis solution. In this research, we also demonstrated a method for designing Ni-MCM-41 catalysts for application SWNT synthesis, CO and CO2 methanation reaction, all systems which require catalyst exposure to reducing environments which normally lead to formation of large metallic Ni clusters.

Original languageEnglish
Pages10236
Number of pages1
StatePublished - 2005
Event05AIChE: 2005 AIChE Annual Meeting and Fall Showcase - Cincinnati, OH, United States
Duration: 30 Oct 20054 Nov 2005

Conference

Conference05AIChE: 2005 AIChE Annual Meeting and Fall Showcase
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCincinnati, OH
Period30/10/054/11/05

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