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Determination of Molybdenum Species Evolution during Non-Oxidative Dehydroaromatization of Methane and its Implications for Catalytic Performance

Agote-Arán, M; Kroner, AB; Islam, HU; Sławiński, WA; Wragg, DS; Lezcano-González, I; Beale, AM; (2018) Determination of Molybdenum Species Evolution during Non-Oxidative Dehydroaromatization of Methane and its Implications for Catalytic Performance. ChemCatChem 10.1002/cctc.201801299. Green open access

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Abstract

KGaA, Weinheim Mo/H-ZSM-5 has been studied using a combination of operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy and High Resolution Powder Diffraction in order to study the evolution of Mo species and their location within the zeolite pores. The results indicate that after calcination the majority of the species present are isolated Mo-oxo species, attached to the zeolite framework at the straight channels. During reaction, Mo is first partially carburized to intermediate MoCxOyspecies. At longer reaction times Mo fully carburizes detaching from the zeolite and aggregates forming initial Mo1.6C3clusters; this is coincident with maximum benzene production. The Mo1.6C3clusters are then observed to grow, predominantly on the outer zeolite surface and this appears to be the primary cause of catalyst deactivation. The deactivation is not only due to a decrease in the amount of active Mo surface but also due to a loss in shape-selectivity which leads to an increased carbon deposition at the outer shell of the zeolite crystals and eventually to pore blockage.

Type: Article
Title: Determination of Molybdenum Species Evolution during Non-Oxidative Dehydroaromatization of Methane and its Implications for Catalytic Performance
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801299
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201801299
Language: English
Additional information: © 2018 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: MDA, Mo-ZSM-5, operando, XAFS, HRPD
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10061839
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