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NiMo Catalysts Supported on Al-Based Mixed Oxide Prepared By Hydrothermal Method: Effect of Zn/Al Ratio and Addition of Silica on HDS Activity

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The effect of Zn/Al ratio and addition of silica to Al–Znx oxides on the structure and catalytic properties of supported NiMo catalysts in hydrodesulfurization reaction of thiophene was studied. NiMo catalysts were synthesized by simultaneous impregnation of Ni acetate and 12-molybdophosphoric acid on Al–Znx and Al–Zn0.16–Si mixed oxide (with x = Zn/Al ratio of 0.05–0.57) prepared by hydrothermal synthesis at 180 °C. Colloidal SiO2 was added to the Al–Znx oxides (Si/Al = 0.3 ratio) to modify textural and structural properties of NiMo catalysts. These materials were characterized by N2 physisorption, SEM, XRD, FTIR, UV–Vis DRS, TPR–H2, TPD–NH3, XPS, HRTEM and tested in thiophene conversion at 280–400 °C and 1.0 MPa. It was found out that the surface area of the supports calcined at 500 °C, decreases with the increasing Zn/Al ratio, which could be due to the interaction of the Zn with the alumina, leading to formation of Zn-spinel. After impregnation of the supports with NiMo active components, the presence of Zn increases the amount of surface Mo in octahedral sites at Zn/Al = 0.21 ratio. At this ratio maximum in HDS activity of NiMo/Al–Znx samples was observed. Addition of silica to Al-Zn mixed oxide (Zn/Al = 0.16) leads to more active NiMo catalyst due to formation of more Ni(Zn)–Mo–S active species as revealed by XRD and HRTEM.

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Scientific Cooperation Funds of Bulgarian and Czech Academies of Sciences are gratefully acknowledged. L.K. and J.M. appreciate and acknowledge the Czech Science Foundation (project no. 17-22490S) for financial support.

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Design of catalysts for environmental applications featuring heteropolyacids and chelating agents was supported by Grant Number MP BAS-17-14.

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  1. Institute of Catalysis, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev StrBldg.11, Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria

    R. Palcheva, G. Tyuliev, K. Tenchev & A. Spojakina

  2. Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague 6, 165 02, Czech Republic

    L. Kaluža, J. Moravčík & K. Jiratova

  3. Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography “Acad. I. Kostov”, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, G. Bonchev StrBldg. 107, Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria

    L. Dimitrov

  4. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, G. Bonchev, str. Bldg. 11, Sofia, Bulgaria

    G. Avdeev

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Palcheva, R., Kaluža, L., Moravčík, J. et al. NiMo Catalysts Supported on Al-Based Mixed Oxide Prepared By Hydrothermal Method: Effect of Zn/Al Ratio and Addition of Silica on HDS Activity. Catal Lett 150, 3276–3286 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-020-03232-w

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