(1) Institute of Catalysis, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;(2) Unité de Catalyse et Chimie de Matériaux, Université Catholique de Louvain, Divisés Place Croix du Sud, 2/17, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Abstract:
The effect of the amount of Nb2O5on the dispersion and reductive properties of Mo/Nb2O5-SiO2 catalysts has been studied. Addition of niobium leads to an increase of the dispersion, and the reducibility of molybdenum.
A synergetic effect of niobium on the catalytic activity in hydrodesulfurization of thiophene was observed at 5.4 wt.% of
Nb2O5.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.