A Study on the Sulfur-Resistant Catalysts for Water Gas Shift Reaction III. Modification of $Mo/γ-Al_2O_3$ Catalyst with Iron Group Metals

• Published in: Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society 2000, Vol.21 (12), p.1233-1238
• Main Authors: 박진남, 김재현, 이호인, Park, Jin Nam, Kim, Jae Hyeon, Lee, Ho In
• Format: Article
• Language: Korean
• ISSN: 0253-2964; 1229-5949

$Mo/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3catalysts$ modified with Fe, Co, and Ni were prepared by impregnation method and catalytic activity for water gas shift reaction was examined. The optimum amount of Mo loaded for the reaction was 10 wt% $MoO_3$ to ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3.$ The catalytic activity of $MoO_3/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3was$ increased by modifying with Fe, Co, and Ni in the order of Co${\thickapprox}$ Ni > Fe. The optimum amounts of Co and Ni added were 3 wt% based on CoO and NiO to 10 wt% $MoO_3/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$, restectively. The TPR (temperature-programmed reduction) analysis revealed that the addition of Co and Ni enganced the reducibility of the catalysts. The results of both catalytic activity and TPR experiments strongly suggest that the redox property of the catalyst is an important factor in water gas shift reaction on the sulfided Mo catalysts, which could be an evidence of oxy-sulfide redox mechanism.