P-Mo-46 Catalytic conversion of syngas into higher alcohols over carbide catalysts

Monday, June 6, 2011
Ontario Exhibit Hall (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Jakob M. Christensen, Peter A. Jensen and Anker D. Jensen, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Various catalysts based upon the bulk carbides Mo2C, WC and NbC have been evaluated with respect to the catalytic behavior in high-pressure CO hydrogenation. The stability of the catalysts has been investigated, and the effect of various promoters has been evaluated.

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