N. Koizumi et al., EFFECTIVE DISPERSION OF CO IN CO-MO AL2O3 INDUCED BY HIGH-PRESSURE SULFIDING BY MEANS OF FT-IR USING NO AS SURFACE PROBE MOLECULE/, Chemistry Letters, (9), 1996, pp. 815-816
The surface structure of Co-Mo/Al2O3 sulfided in-situ at high pressure
(less than or equal to 5 MPa) was characterized by FT-IR/DRA method us
ing NO as a probe molecule. The ratio of the band intensity of NO adso
rbed on Co site to that of Mo site increased, when Co-Mo/Al2O3 was sul
fided at the pressure above 1.1 MPa. Combining the results with those
found on catalysts varying the Co/Mo molar ratio, it was suggested tha
t Co site is more effectively dispersed on Mo site by higher pressure
sulfiding.