Spatiotemporal Multitechnique Imaging of a Catalytic Solid in Action: Phase Variation and Volatilization During Molybdenum Oxide Reduction

Matthew G. O'Brien, Andrew M. Beale, Simon D. M. Jacques, Marco Di Michiel, Bert M. Weckhuysen

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Abstract

Caught in the act: A novel combined experimental setup is demonstrated, which uses very high energy/flux synchrotron X-rays and allows the measurement of spatiotemporal data on larger reactors and the use of techniques such as fluorescence spectroscopy and Compton scattering. Wide-angle X-ray and Compton scattering reveal information on the causes of molybdenum volatilization in partial oxidation catalysts.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-102
Number of pages4
JournalChemCatChem
Volume1
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2009

Keywords

  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy
  • Fluorescence
  • Molybdenum
  • Operando techniques
  • Reduction

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