Cobalt oxide activity

The temperature required for the reduction of cobalt oxides to the metal appears to be somewhat higher than for the reduction of nickel oxide. The catalyst with a higher catalytic activity is obtained by reduction of cobalt hydroxide (or basic carbonate) than by reduction of the cobalt oxide obtained by calcination of cobalt nitrate, as compared in the decomposition of formic acid.91 Winans obtained good results by using a technical cobalt oxide activated by freshly calcined powdered calcium oxide in the hydrogenation of aniline at 280°C and an initial hydrogen pressure of 10 MPa (Section... 

Metal oxides, sulfides, and hydrides form a transition between acid/base and metal catalysts. They catalyze hydrogenation/dehydro-genation as well as many of the reactions catalyzed by acids, such as cracking and isomerization. Their oxidation activity is related to the possibility of two valence states which allow oxygen to be released and reabsorbed alternately. Common examples are oxides of cobalt, iron, zinc, and chromium and hydrides of precious metals that can release hydrogen readily. Sulfide catalysts are more resistant than metals to the formation of coke deposits and to poisoning by sulfur compounds their main application is in hydrodesulfurization. 

It is also important to point out that pure cobalt oxide, alone or finely dispersed in Si02 (i.e. Co-Si02, Co-Si02-l and Co-Si02-2 in Table 1), zeolite HY, fullerene (i.e. C q/C-,0 80/20) is at least as effective as the reduced oxides for the production of nanotubules in our experimental conditions. In fact, the catalysts studied in this work are also active if the hydrogenation step is not performed. This important point, is presently being investigated in our laboratory in order to elucidate the nature of the active catalyst (probably a metal carbide) for the production of nanotubules. 

Chromium compounds as catalysts, 188 Chromium oxide in catalytic converter, 62 Chromium oxide catalysts, 175-184 formation of active component, 176,177 of Cr-C bonds, 177, 178 propagation centers formation of, 175-178 number of, 197, 198 change in, 183, 184 reduction of active component, 177 Clear Air Act of 1970, 59, 62 Cobalt oxide in catalytic converter, 62 Cocatalysts, 138-141, 152-154 Competitive reactions, 37-43 Copper chromite, oxidation of CO over, 86-88... 

Keywords Flue gas denitration, NO oxidation, ammine cobalt complex, activated carbon INTRODUCTION... 

The present research showed a dependence of various ratios of rutile anatase in titania as a catalyst support for Co/Ti02 on characteristics, especially the reduction behaviors of this catalyst. The study revealed that the presence of 19% rutile phase in titania for CoATi02 (C0/RI9) exhibited the highest number of reduced Co metal surface atoms which is related the number of active sites present. It appeared that the increase in the number of active sites was due to two reasons i) the presence of ratile phase in titania can fadlitrate the reduction process of cobalt oxide species into reduced cobalt metal, and ii) the presence of rutile phase resulted in a larger number of reduced cobalt metal surface atoms. No phase transformation of the supports further occurred during calcination of catalyst samples. However, if the ratios of rutile anatase were over 19%, the number of active sites dramatically decreased. 

In order to have more infoimation on the nature of the oxygen species active in partial and total oxidation we investigated the interaction of the hydrocarbons with the pre-oxidized surfaces of oxides where different types of surface oxygen species are formed. In particular we investigated p-type semiconductors like chromia, chromites and cobalt oxide C03O4. Moreover, we studied n-type metal oxides like FezOs, metal ferrites and CuObased catalysts. 

The intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction of the resulting S/P-cobalt complexes with norbornadiene was studied under thermal and A -oxide activation conditions. Thus, heating the diastereomerically pure complex (R = Ph, R = Cy) with ten equivalents of norbornadiene at 50 °C in toluene afforded the corresponding exo-cyclopentenone in a quantitative yield and with an enantio-selectivity of 99% ee. Under similar conditions, the analogous trimethylsilyl complex (R = TMS, R = Cy) afforded the expected product in a high yield but with a lower enantioselectivity of 57% ee. In order to increase this enantio-selectivity, these authors performed this reaction at room temperature in dichloromethane as the solvent and in the presence of NMO, which allowed an enantioselectivity of 97% ee to be reached. These authors assumed that the thermal activation promoted the isomerisation of the S/P ligand leading to a nonstereoselective process. 

Figure 7. Dependence of charge of the catalytic activity of cobalt oxide-hydroxide (a), /-V V dependence of cobalt oxide-hydroxide electroreduction (b). 

Comparing the TPSR results obtained with Co-HFER and Co/Pd-HFER catalysts, it is possible to verify that the introduction of palladium has a major importance for the improvement of the catalytic performance. The presence of Pd species and the redistribution of cobalt oxide species with the formation of Co-oxo cations can have a major role as catalytic sites for the lower temperature activation of CH4 with N02 and N2 formation. A conversion of 80 % of NOx into N2 is obtained with the bimetallic catalyst. 

The more active cobalt catalyst for pyrolytic reactions was prepared by microwave calcination of cobalt nitrate which was converted to cobalt oxide by rapid microwave heating [7]. 

Sarellas A., Niakolas D., Bourikas K., Vakros J., and Kordulis C. 2006. The influence of the preparation method and the Co loading on the structure and activity of cobalt oxide/y-alumina catalysts for NO reduction by propene. J. Colloid. Interf. Sci. 295 165-72. 

Ataloglou T., Vakros J., Bourikas K., Fountzoula C., Kordulis C., and Lycourghiotis A. 2005. Influence of the preparation method on the structure-activity of cobalt oxide catalysts supported on alumina for complete benzene oxidation. Appl. Catal. B Environ. 57 299-312. 

Li et al.22 investigated the effect of water for a platinum-promoted Co/y-Al203 catalyst during Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a CSTR-type reactor. The catalyst lost activity in the presence of water, and it was found that small quantities of water (3-25 vol%) led to mild and reversible deactivation, whereas large amounts of water (>28 vol%) deactivated the catalyst more severely and permanently. The deactivation was attributed to the formation of cobalt oxide or cobalt aluminate. 

The early work of Bienstock ( ) at 625°F showed manganese, copper and cobalt oxides to be active. But these materials have not been used for the UltraCat Process probably because of the adverse effect on the cracking reactions. 

Early in the nineties Ruiz et al. reported enhanced catalyst activities and increased selectivities to alkenes and higher hydrocarbons upon addition of V, Mg, and Ce oxides to Co-based F-T catalysts.These variations were attributed to electronic effects induced by the transition metal oxide. Similar results were obtained by Bessel et al. using a Cr promoter in Co/ZSM-5 catalysts.This group observed that the addition of Cr improved the catalyst activity, and shifted the selectivity from methane to higher, generally more olefinic, hydrocarbons. Based on H2 and CO chemisorption, as well as TPR and TPD results, they suggested that the promotion was caused by an interaction between the transition metal oxide and the cobalt oxide, which inhibits... 

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