Abstract
Cobalt catalysts supported on silica were prepared by an impregnating method and characterized using temperature-programmed reduction (TPR). H 2 was used as the reduction agents. The two-stage reduction was observed. Co3O4 was reduced to CoO and then reduced to metallic Co. The activation energies for the two reduction steps of cobalt oxide are 94.43 and 82.97kJmol-1, respectively. The simulation by reduction models of the TPR patterns presents well-fitting of two-dimensional nucleation according to Avarmi-Erofeev model for the reduction of Co 3O4 to CoO and unimolecular model for the reduction of CoO to Co.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 171-175 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials Chemistry and Physics |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 May 2004 |
Keywords
- Cobalt
- Kinetic mechanism
- Temperature-programmed reduction