Surface Characteristics of the Pure and LiO-doped MoO/AlO System

Two series of MoO 3 /Al 2 O 3 solids, having the nominal compositions 0.2MoO 3 : Al 2 O 3 and 0.5MoO 3 :A12O 3 , were prepared by impregnating finely powdered Al(OH) 3 samples with calculated amounts of ammonium molybdate solutions. The solids thus obtained were dried at 120°C and then calcined in a...

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Main Authors: G.A. El-Shobaky, Kh.A. Khalil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 1998-03-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/026361749801600206
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Kh.A. Khalil
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description Two series of MoO 3 /Al 2 O 3 solids, having the nominal compositions 0.2MoO 3 : Al 2 O 3 and 0.5MoO 3 :A12O 3 , were prepared by impregnating finely powdered Al(OH) 3 samples with calculated amounts of ammonium molybdate solutions. The solids thus obtained were dried at 120°C and then calcined in air at temperatures varying between 400°C and 1000°C. The doped samples were prepared by treating Al(OH) 3 with LiNO 3 solutions prior to impregnation with ammonium molybdate. The dopant concentrations employed were 1.5 and 6.0 mol% Li 2 O, respectively. The surface characteristics, viz. the specific surface area (S BET ), the total pore volume (VP) and the mean pore radius (r) of the various pure and doped solids were measured from nitrogen adsorption isotherms conducted at -196°C. The S BET data measured for different adsorbents calcined at various temperatures enabled the apparent activation energy for sintering (ΔE 3 ) to be determined for all the adsorbents investigated. The results obtained reveal that the S BET value of the pure and doped solids decreased on increasing the calcination temperature in the range 400–1000°C. The decrease was, however, more pronounced when the calcination temperature increased from 500°C to 700°C due to the formation of Al 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 . Lithium oxide doping decreased the S BET value of the solid samples investigated and also decreased the activation energy for sintering to an extent proportional to the amount of dopant present. The sintering process for the pure and doped solids proceeds, mainly, via a particle adhesion mechanism.
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spelling doaj.art-1b0be14ba3ae4488a86fb4a09b002f002025-01-02T22:38:00ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40381998-03-011610.1177/026361749801600206Surface Characteristics of the Pure and LiO-doped MoO/AlO SystemG.A. El-Shobaky0Kh.A. Khalil1 Department of Physical Chemistry, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.Two series of MoO 3 /Al 2 O 3 solids, having the nominal compositions 0.2MoO 3 : Al 2 O 3 and 0.5MoO 3 :A12O 3 , were prepared by impregnating finely powdered Al(OH) 3 samples with calculated amounts of ammonium molybdate solutions. The solids thus obtained were dried at 120°C and then calcined in air at temperatures varying between 400°C and 1000°C. The doped samples were prepared by treating Al(OH) 3 with LiNO 3 solutions prior to impregnation with ammonium molybdate. The dopant concentrations employed were 1.5 and 6.0 mol% Li 2 O, respectively. The surface characteristics, viz. the specific surface area (S BET ), the total pore volume (VP) and the mean pore radius (r) of the various pure and doped solids were measured from nitrogen adsorption isotherms conducted at -196°C. The S BET data measured for different adsorbents calcined at various temperatures enabled the apparent activation energy for sintering (ΔE 3 ) to be determined for all the adsorbents investigated. The results obtained reveal that the S BET value of the pure and doped solids decreased on increasing the calcination temperature in the range 400–1000°C. The decrease was, however, more pronounced when the calcination temperature increased from 500°C to 700°C due to the formation of Al 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 . Lithium oxide doping decreased the S BET value of the solid samples investigated and also decreased the activation energy for sintering to an extent proportional to the amount of dopant present. The sintering process for the pure and doped solids proceeds, mainly, via a particle adhesion mechanism.https://doi.org/10.1177/026361749801600206
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Surface Characteristics of the Pure and LiO-doped MoO/AlO System
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title Surface Characteristics of the Pure and LiO-doped MoO/AlO System
title_full Surface Characteristics of the Pure and LiO-doped MoO/AlO System
title_fullStr Surface Characteristics of the Pure and LiO-doped MoO/AlO System
title_full_unstemmed Surface Characteristics of the Pure and LiO-doped MoO/AlO System
title_short Surface Characteristics of the Pure and LiO-doped MoO/AlO System
title_sort surface characteristics of the pure and lio doped moo alo system
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