Synthesis of tungsten carbide on Al-SBA-15 mesoporous materials by carburization.

[EN]Aluminum was incorporated into SBA-15 supports at molar ratios Si/Al ¼ 10 and 2 by the pH-adjusting method. The calcined mesoporous Al-SBA-15 supports, as well as the Al-free SBA-15 support, were impregnated with ammonium paratungstate ((NH4)10[H2W12O42]4H2O) aqueous solution. Tungsten carbide (...

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Autores: García Álvarez, Mayra, Chimentão, R.J., Tichit, D., Santos, J.B.O., Dafinov, A., Modesto-López, L.B., Rosell-Llompart, J., Güell, E.J., Gispert-Guirado, F., Llorca, J., Medina, F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/155559
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/155559
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tungsten carbide
Mesoporous silica
SBA-15
Al-SBA-15
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Sumario:[EN]Aluminum was incorporated into SBA-15 supports at molar ratios Si/Al ¼ 10 and 2 by the pH-adjusting method. The calcined mesoporous Al-SBA-15 supports, as well as the Al-free SBA-15 support, were impregnated with ammonium paratungstate ((NH4)10[H2W12O42]4H2O) aqueous solution. Tungsten carbide (W2C) was synthesized by temperature programmed carburization (TPC) from the WO3 sup- ported on Al-SBA-15 and SBA-15 in a flow of CH4/H2. These resultant materials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption/desorption, 27Al NMR and Raman spectroscopies, and transmission electron microscopies (TEM and HRTEM). W2C species were obtained after the carburiza- tion process in all the materials. The mesoporous structure of the SBA-15 supports was preserved at all synthesis steps. XRD and TEM analyses revealed that the introduction of aluminum species into the SBA- 15 greatly enhanced the dispersion of WO3 and W2C phases during the calcination and carburization steps, respectively. In situ XRD measured during the carburization in a synchrotron facility provided further details of the reduction of tungsten trioxide species as a function of temperature. The presence of aluminum in the SBA-15 notably affected the distribution and the reduction temperature of the tungsten oxide species.