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Nickel Oxide Catalyst Supported on Activated Carbon

bobo451 - 25-6-2004 at 09:04

Hey all,
I'm trying to make a nickel oxide catalyst supported on an activated carbon substrate. The surface interaction will need to be fairly strong, or maybe even a chemical bond because the catalyst is to be used as an aqueous oxidation catalyst. Any ideas on how to make the catalyst?
Thanks

Organikum - 25-6-2004 at 10:12

Ignition of the nitrate admixed with finely divided activated carbon is the way this is done.

vulture - 25-6-2004 at 14:13

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Ignition of the nitrate admixed with finely divided activated carbon is the way this is done.


It's pretty obvious, but I'll point this out anyways, you'll have to use an excess of carbon.

Another possibility is mixing carbon and another nickel salt with low decomposition point.

[Edited on 25-6-2004 by vulture]

bobo451 - 8-7-2004 at 14:30

All I have to work with is an already pelletized form of carbon, which is what I want end result, and nickel nitrate hexadydrate. Would an insipient wetness loading followed by calcination work? I can calcine up to 500C and keep the carbon under an inert environment

thefips - 21-8-2004 at 11:16

Look here: http://www.rhodium.ws/pdf/nickel-on-charcoal.pdf
and here: http://www.rhodium.ws/pdf/nickel-on-charcoal.preparation.pdf

There is a lot of information about nickel on carbon.