Structure and Morphology of The (Ni, Co) Mo/Indonesian Natural Zeolite

Abstract

The NiMo/Indonesian natural zeolite (NiMo/ZA) and CoMo/ZA catalysts are produced through the impregnation methods. These catalysts were characterized by using X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR), X-Ray diffraction (XRD), and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The XRF data show that the CoMo/ZA catalyst has a large amount of metal content more than NiMo/ZA. The FTIR spectra of catalyst show a shift of asymmetric stretching of TO4 group to a larger wavenumbers than the FTIR spectra of ZA. Meanwhile, the metal phase in the CoMo/ZA catalyst is CoO and MoO3, and the metal phase in the NiMo/ZA catalyst is NiO and MoO3.