Abstract
Abstract A series of molybdenum carbide catalysts promoted by potassium and cobalt, supported on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were prepared by carbothermal hydrogen reduction method using CNTs as a carbon precursor. Firstly, molybdenum and cobalt were loaded by co-precipitation method, and then potassium and additional molybdenum were impregnated to previous resultant. Different Mo/Co and K/Co molar ratio were used in catalyst synthesis. All the catalysts were characterized by ICP, BET, TEM, TPR, XRD and XPS, and the catalysts performances for higher alcohols synthesis (HAS) were investigated in a fixed-bed micro-reactor. The maximum selectivity to higher alcohols (C 2+ OH) was obtained at Mo/Co and K/Mo molar ratios of 1.66 and 0.6, respectively. XRD results confirmed the formation of K-Mo-C site and Co 3 Mo 3 C phase that might play important role in producing C 2+ OH.
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