In
situ X-ray diffraction was used to study the reduction of unsupported
CoO, and Co3O4 under different conditions of
time and temperature, and the effect of lanthanum, ruthenium, or zinc
doping of γ-alumina on the reduction of supported cobalt oxide.
The reduction of unsupported cobalt oxide (Co3O4) produced CoO, then hexagonal close-packed Co (Co(hcp)) and at temperatures
above 400 °C, only face-centered cubic Co (Co(fcc)) was obtained.
However, it was possible to obtain a mixture of Co(hcp) and Co(fcc)
at 450 °C only when the reduction was performed stepwise. Metallic
Co(fcc) was obtained after reduction at 350 °C of supported Co3O4 on doped alumina; however, the reduction of
unsupported CoO under the same conditions produced Co(hcp). Doping
alumina with ruthenium oxide favors the reduction of Co3O4 to CoO and then to metallic Co(fcc). The crystal size
apparently affects the phase of metallic cobalt obtained.
ZK-5 (KFI) molecular sieve was synthesized in the K2O: SrO: Al2O3: SiO2: 160 H2O:THF system using conventional hydrothermal heating. Effect of tetrahydrofuran (THF) was investigated. Products were characterized by XRD, TGA, FESEM, EDX and TPD-MS. THF influences the crystallinity and crystal size of ZK-5. The molar ratio of THF/Al2O3 from 0.4 to 1.0 gives the best results in terms of crystallinity (measured by XRD) and purity for the prepared ZK-5. Crystal size of ZK-5 zeolite is reduced by the presence of THF.
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