A series of commercial Co-Mo/Al 2 O 3 catalysts, freshly sulfided as well as used in different trickle phase and gas phase reactions, has been characterized by using (scanning) transmission electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray analysis [(S)TEM-EDX)] and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. While liquid phase sulfided Co-Mo/Al 2 O 3 catalysts contain only MoS 2 single layers, some MoS 2 stacking is observed following H 2 S/H 2 sulfidation. Liquid phase sulfided catalysts as well as catalysts partly sulfided with liquid prior to H 2 S/H 2 sulfidation have higher activities than those sulfided only with H 2 S/H 2 . MoS 2 sintering and Co sulfide segregation are observed in catalysts after commercial use under severe conditions. Compared to what is typically found for Ni-Mo catalysts, metal-rich agglomerates in Co-Mo/Al 2 O 3 catalysts contain more Mo while the Co sulfide crystals are less well developed.
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