ISSN:
0142-2421
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Chemisorption of CO at temperatures below 100°C has been used to evaluate the dispersion of NiO in a series of NiO/γ-Al2O3 catalysts. CO adsorption measurements were supplemented by i.r. spectroscopy to establish the CO/NiO stoichiometry. From monolayer coverage data derived from Freundlich's equation, the percentage of NiO dispersion and the average NiO crystallite size were calculated. The crystallite size of supported NiO was found to be practically constant for NiO loadings from 1 to 8 wt%, experimenting an abrupt increase for higher NiO contents. These results were consistent with additional information on the surface structure of the catalysts obtained by IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility, and reduction with H2.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sia.740040604
