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The Synthesis and Evaluation of Up-scalable Molybdenum Based Ultra Dispersed Catalysts: Effect of Temperature on Particle Size

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Unsupported molybdenum (Mo) micro/nanoparticle size range catalysts have been synthesized via precursor salts dissolved within a water-in-oil emulsion and online injected to a decomposition zone simulating processing conditions. The particles were characterized via DLS, reactivity tests and SEM. The effect of decomposition temperature on particle sizes was studied in both a horizontal reactor and vertical reactor configuration.

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The authors acknowledge the substantial financial support provided by the Alberta Ingenuity Fund via Alberta Ingenuity Centre for In Situ Energy (AICISE) at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We would also like to acknowledge Vieman Ali Marcano and Eumir Hernandez who assisted in carrying out the reactivity tests.

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  1. Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4

    John Thompson, Alejandro Vasquez, Josephine M. Hill & Pedro Pereira-Almao

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Thompson, J., Vasquez, A., Hill, J.M. et al. The Synthesis and Evaluation of Up-scalable Molybdenum Based Ultra Dispersed Catalysts: Effect of Temperature on Particle Size. Catal Lett 123, 16–23 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-007-9384-2

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