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Published on: April 10, 2018
Nanoscale chemical imaging of the reduction behavior of a single catalyst particle
Emiel de Smit1, Ingmar Swart, J Fredrik Creemer
1Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Sorbonnelaan 16, 3584 CA Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
A closer look: Investigation of the reduction properties of a single Fischer-Tropsch catalyst particle, using in situ scanning transmission X-ray microscopy with spatial resolution of 35 nm, reveals a heterogeneous distribution of Fe(0), Fe(2+), and Fe(3+) species. Regions of different reduction properties are defined and explained on the basis of local chemical interactions and catalyst morphology.
