Hydrotreatment activities of supported molybdenum nitrides and carbides

摘要

Te growing need for alternative sources of transportation fuels encourages the development of new hydrotreatment catalysts. These catalysts must be active and more hydrogen efficient than the current commercial hydrotreatment catalysts. Molbdenum nitrides and carbides are attractive candidate materials possessing properties that are comparable or superior to those of commercial sulfide catalysts. This research investigated the catalytic properties of γ-Al_2O_3- supported molybdenum nitrides and carbides.