Abstract
Abstract Alumina-supported and non-supported molybdenum carbides were prepared from trioxide of molybdenum for methane steam reforming. The transition metal carbides are formed in a process of carburization, substituting the oxygen by carbon atoms in the crystal lattice of these metals. The samples were carburized at 700 °C, 800 °C and 900 °C. The characterization of solids was performed by elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, N 2 adsorption and temperature-programmed surface reaction. Catalytic tests were carried through in a fixed-bed quartz micro-reactor and analyzed with on-line gas chromatography. All the catalysts show stability during the reaction. The most actives samples were those carburized at 700 °C, both among the supported and non-supported catalysts. These solids had largest surface areas and the lowest free carbon deposition on the surface, leading to higher H 2 yields than catalysts treated at 800 °C or 900 °C.
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