Synthesis of tungsten carbide on Al-SBA-15 mesoporous materials by carburization

Alvarez, M. G.; Chimentao, R. J.; Tichit, D.; Santos, J. B. O.; Dafinov, A.; Modesto-Lopez, L. B.; Rosell-Llompart, J.; Gueell, E. J.; Gispert-Guirado, F.; Llorca, J.; Medina, F.

Abstract

Aluminum was incorporated into SBA-15 supports at molar ratios Si/Al = 10 and 2 by the pH-adjusting method. The calcined mesoporous Al-SBA-15 supports, as well as the Al-free SBA-15 support, were impregnated with ammonium paratungstate ((NH4)(10)center dot[H2W12O42]center dot 4H(2)O) aqueous solution. Tungsten carbide (W2C) was synthesized by temperature programmed carburization (TPC) from the. WO3 supported on AI-SBA-15 and SBA-15 in a flow of CH4/H-2. These resultant materials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), N-2 adsorption/desorption, Al-27 NMR and Raman spectroscopies, and transmission electron microscopies (TEM and HRTEM). W2C species were obtained after the carburization process in all the materials. The mesoporous structure of the SBA-15 supports was preserved at all synthesis steps. XRD and TEM analyses revealed that the introduction of aluminum species into the SBA-15 greatly enhanced the dispersion of WO3 and W2C phases during the calcination and carburization steps, respectively. In situ XRD measured during the carburization in a synchrotron facility provided further details of the reduction of tungsten trioxide species as a function of temperature. The presence of aluminum in the SBA-15 notably affected the distribution and the reduction temperature of the tungsten oxide species. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Título de la Revista: MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
Volumen: 219
Editorial: Elsevier
Fecha de publicación: 2016
Página de inicio: 19
Página final: 28
DOI:

10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.07.018

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