Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (8): 1570-1575.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(12)60615-9

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Temperature-programmed desorption and surface reaction studies of CO on Co2C

Yanpeng Peia,c, Yunjie Dinga,b, Juan Zanga,c, Xiangen Songa,c, Wenda Donga,c, Hejun Zhua, Tao Wanga, Weimiao Chena   

  1. a Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China;
    b State Key Laboratory for Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China;
    c University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2013-04-07 Revised:2013-05-10 Online:2013-08-16 Published:2013-07-30

Abstract: Cobalt carbide (Co2C) samples were prepared by carburizing Co with CO at 473 K for in excess of 400 h and were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, CO temperature-programmed reduction, CO temperature-programmed desorption (CO-TPD), and CO temperature-programmed surface reaction. The prepared Co2C samples were composed of bulk Co2C with a surface CoO passivation layer. The passivation layer could be removed by reaction with CO at 477 K. CO desorbing at low temperature in CO-TPD experiments likely originated from chemisorbed CO. CO desorbing at high temperature was likely due to residual CO within the Co2C crystal lattice. CO adsorbed on Co2C reacted with H2 to form alcohol.

Key words: Cobalt carbide, Passivation layer, Carbon monoxide adsorption, Hydrogenation, Alcohol