Hard X-ray Nanotomography of Catalytic Solids at Work
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2012
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Gonzalez-Jimenez, Ines D.
Cats, K.H.
Davidian, Thomas
Ruitenbeek, Matthijs
Meirer, Florian
Liu, Yijin
Nelson, Johanna
Andrews, Joy C.
Pianetta, Piero
de Groot, Frank
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Abstract
A closer look at catalysis: In situ hard X‐ray nanotomography has been developed (see picture) as a method to investigate an individual iron‐based Fischer–Tropsch‐to‐Olefins (FTO) catalyst particle at elevated temperatures and pressures. 3D and 2D maps of 30 nm resolution could be obtained and show heterogeneities in the pore structure and chemical composition of the catalyst particle of about 20 μm.
Keywords
Fischer-Tropsch catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, in situ spectroscopy, transmission X-ray microscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS, IRON CATALYSTS, LOWER OLEFINS, NANOSCALE, SPECTROMICROSCOPY, DECOMPOSITION, MICROSCOPY, BEHAVIOR, SYSTEMS, Taverne
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Gonzalez-Jimenez, I D, Cats, K, Davidian, T, Ruitenbeek, M, Meirer, F, Liu, Y, Nelson, J, Andrews, J C, Pianetta, P, de Groot, F M F & Weckhuysen, B M 2012, 'Hard X-ray Nanotomography of Catalytic Solids at Work', Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, vol. 51, no. 48, pp. 11986-11990. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201204930