In-situ X-Ray Absorption Near Edge Structure Spectroscopy of a Solid Catalyst using a Laboratory-Based Set-up

José G. Moya-Cancino, Ari Pekka Honkanen, Ad M.J. van der Eerden, Herrick Schaink, Lieven Folkertsma, Mahnaz Ghiasi, Alessandro Longo, Frank M.F. de Groot, Florian Meirer, Simo Huotari*, Bert M. Weckhuysen

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    Abstract

    An in-situ laboratory-based X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) Spectroscopy set-up is presented, which allows performing long-term experiments on a solid catalyst at relevant reaction conditions of temperature and pressure. Complementary to research performed at synchrotron radiation facilities the approach is showcased for a Co/TiO 2 Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) catalyst. Supported cobalt metal nanoparticles next to a (very small) fraction of cobalt(II) titanate, which is an inactive phase for FTS, were detected, with no signs of re-oxidation of the supported cobalt metal nanoparticles during FTS at 523 K, 5 bar and 200 h, indicating that cobalt metal is maintained as the main active phase during FTS.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1039-1044
    Number of pages6
    JournalChemCatChem
    Volume11
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Jan 2019

    Keywords

    • Cobalt
    • Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
    • heterogeneous catalysis
    • hydrogenation reaction
    • X-ray spectroscopy

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