Mechanistic Consequences of Ni-Promotion on the Hydrogenation of Phenanthrene over (Ni)MoS2/Al2O3

Gutierrez, Oliver Y.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015: 1:50 PM

407 (Lawrence Convention Center)

Oliver Y. Gutierrez¹, Eva Schachtl¹, Jong Suk Yoo², Felix Studt² and Johannes A. Lercher¹, (1)Technische Universität München, Germany, (2)SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA.

The effect of Ni on the active sites and hydrogenating functionality of MoS₂/γ-Al₂O₃ was studied through hydrogenation of phenanthrene, IR-spectroscopy and isotopic experiments. Ni promotion increases the coverage of active SH species and drives the reaction towards deep hydrogenation by optimizing phenanthrene adsorption on Ni-promoted MoS₂ edges.

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NAM2015_SchachtlEva.pdf (114.8KB) - Extended Abstract

O-W-407-9 Mechanistic Consequences of Ni-Promotion on the Hydrogenation of Phenanthrene over (Ni)MoS2/Al2O3