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A series of γ-Al2O3 supported molybdenum carbides [carbided Mo/γ-Al2O3 (MCS), Co-Mo/γ-Al2O3 (CMCS), and Ni-Mo/γ-Al2O3 (NMCS)] and unsupported molybdenum carbide (MCUS) were prepared by the temperature-programmed carburization of their corresponding molybdenum nitrides with 20 % CH4/H2. XRD and SEM studies show that unsupported molybdenum carbide catalyst possesses a typical crystalline Mo2C (FCC structure), while supported molybdenum carbide catalysts possess highly dispersed surface molybdenum carbide species on an alumina oxide support. The results of dibenzothiophene (DBT) hydrodesulfurization over molybdenum carbide catalysts show that the reactivity is strongly dependent on the type of catalyst. Supported molybdenum carbide catalysts possess a higher reactivity than the unsupported molybdenum carbide catalyst. In addition, Co or Ni promoted, supported molybdenum carbide catalyst possesses a higher reactivity than the unpromoted, supported molybdenum carbide catalyst. The reactivity, which is also dependent on the reaction conditions, increases with increasing reaction temperature and pressure and contact time. The CO uptakes of the molybdenum carbide catalysts correlate well with overall activity (total rate) for DBT hydrodesulfurization. The major reaction product is biphenyl, with cyclohexylbenzene next in abundance regardless of the type of catalysts and reaction conditions. It was also found that the molybdenum carbide catalysts exhibit stable initial reactivity due to the stable and weak acidic characteristics of these catalysts.
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Park, H.K., Kim, D.S. & Kim, K.L. Hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene over supported and unsupported molybdenum carbide catalysts. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 15, 625–630 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02698989
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