Molybdenum carbide and oxycarbide from carbon-supported MoO<sub>3</sub> nanosheets: phase evolution and DRM catalytic activity assessed by TEM and <i>in situ</i> XANES/XRD methods
Alexey Kurlov, Xing Huang, Evgeniya B. Deeva, Paula M. Abdala, Alexey Fedorov, Christoph R. Müller
Abstract
Nanosheets of molybdenum(<sc>vi</sc>) oxide supported on carbon spheres were carburized and utilized for the dry reforming of methane (DRM). A molybdenum oxycarbide phase was identified as active for DRM and characterised by XANES and TEM methods.
Topics & Concepts
XANESMaterials scienceCatalysisCarbideMolybdenumIn situPhase (matter)Carbon fibersChemical engineeringMetallurgyComposite numberChemistrySpectral lineComposite materialOrganic chemistryPhysicsAstronomyEngineeringCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions