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Nickel–Promoted Molybdenum or Tungsten Carbides as Catalysts in Dry Reforming of Methane: Effects of Variation in CH4/CO2 Molar Ratio

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Ni–Mo2C and Ni–WC were evaluated in dry reforming of methane employing different CH4/CO2 ratios. Ni–Mo2C remained active under an excess of CH4, but deactivation occurred under an excess of CO2. Ni–WC was resistant to excess of CO2 but showed carbon deposition under excess of CH4.

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The authors thank for the financial support provided by CNPq, CAPES, and PETROBRAS. We would like to dedicate this work to the memory of Prof. Victor Teixeira da Silva.

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    Renato Dias Barbosa, Maria Auxiliadora Scaramelo Baldanza, Neuman Solange de Resende & Victor Luis dos Santos Teixeira da Silva

  2. Laboratório de Reatores, Cinética e Catálise, Departamento de Engenharia Química e de Petróleo (RECAT / TEQ), Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, Brasil

    Fabio Barboza Passos

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Barbosa, R.D., Baldanza, M.A.S., de Resende, N.S. et al. Nickel–Promoted Molybdenum or Tungsten Carbides as Catalysts in Dry Reforming of Methane: Effects of Variation in CH4/CO2 Molar Ratio. Catal Lett 151, 1578–1591 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-020-03420-8

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