Synthesis and characterization of molybdenum carbide from oil palm frond based activated carbon for carbon dioxide reduction

Energy-efficient technique is one of the vital keys to sustainable development in manufacturing processes. Microwave technique is an attractive approach in manufacturing as this technique offers several advantages such as rapid process and low energy requirement. In this study, microwave induced tec...

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Main Author:	Mustajab, Mohd. Khairul Asyraf Amat
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Language:	English
Published:	2017
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spelling	my-utm-ep.815922019-09-10T01:49:38Z Synthesis and characterization of molybdenum carbide from oil palm frond based activated carbon for carbon dioxide reduction 2017 Mustajab, Mohd. Khairul Asyraf Amat QD Chemistry Energy-efficient technique is one of the vital keys to sustainable development in manufacturing processes. Microwave technique is an attractive approach in manufacturing as this technique offers several advantages such as rapid process and low energy requirement. In this study, microwave induced technique was applied to the preparation of activated carbons and molybdenum carbides. The activated carbons were prepared using oil palm fronds and activated using potassium hydroxide and phosphoric acid solutions at different concentrations. The products were then characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nitrogen gas adsorption analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicated that the highest surface area obtained by activation using phosphoric acid was 638.14 m2/g. However, the activated carbons prepared using a potassium hydroxide showed low surface areas for all samples. In the production of molybdenum carbide and potassium doped molybdenum carbide via microwave induced alloying, the prepared activated carbons were mixed with a 1 M molybdenum solution followed by the microwave-induced technique. All the prepared samples were chemically characterized using X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), nitrogen gas adsorption analysis, SEM, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), ammonia-temperatureprogrammed desorption analysis (TPD-NH3), acidic titration method and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. XRD analysis indicated that the perfect ratio for the preparation of molybdenum carbide is 2 Mo: 7 C. Nitrogen gas analysis showed that molybdenum carbide and potassium doped molybdenum carbide had surface areas of 95.0537 and 61.9302 m2/g, respectively. The ESR spectroscopy indicated the presence of a singlet peak at g-value of 1.9723 in the ESR spectra of potassium doped molybdenum carbide; this suggested that an electron was donated from potassium to the surface of molybdenum carbide. TPD-NH3 indicated the presence of weak, moderate and strong acid sites for the molybdenum carbide and potassium doped molybdenum carbide. However, the addition of potassium decreased the amount of acid sites for the molybdenum carbide. The prepared carbides were evaluated as catalysts in the reduction reactions of carbon dioxide that were conducted using in-house modified reactor. The product was then characterized using FTIR. In the catalytic application, the molybdenum carbide showed a higher activity compared to the potassium doped molybdenum carbide. This was probably caused by the potassium moiety which poisoned the reaction while blocking the active sites. To better understand the reaction, kinetic analysis was carried out for the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide via molybdenum carbide. Results suggested an optimum temperature of 450°C, second order reaction, and the activation energy of 34.27 kJ/mol. In addition, thermodynamic parameters were also calculated using the Eyring equation and it was revealed that the values of ?H‡, ?S‡ and ?G‡ were +40.04 kJ/mol, -1478.4 J/mol K and +1108.7 kJ/mol, respectively. These parameters proved that this reaction is not spontaneous and it is endothermic in nature with associative reaction mechanism. 2017 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81592/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81592/1/MohdKhairulAsyrafPFS2017.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:118653 phd doctoral Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Chemistry
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spellingShingle	QD Chemistry Mustajab, Mohd. Khairul Asyraf Amat Synthesis and characterization of molybdenum carbide from oil palm frond based activated carbon for carbon dioxide reduction
description	Energy-efficient technique is one of the vital keys to sustainable development in manufacturing processes. Microwave technique is an attractive approach in manufacturing as this technique offers several advantages such as rapid process and low energy requirement. In this study, microwave induced technique was applied to the preparation of activated carbons and molybdenum carbides. The activated carbons were prepared using oil palm fronds and activated using potassium hydroxide and phosphoric acid solutions at different concentrations. The products were then characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nitrogen gas adsorption analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicated that the highest surface area obtained by activation using phosphoric acid was 638.14 m2/g. However, the activated carbons prepared using a potassium hydroxide showed low surface areas for all samples. In the production of molybdenum carbide and potassium doped molybdenum carbide via microwave induced alloying, the prepared activated carbons were mixed with a 1 M molybdenum solution followed by the microwave-induced technique. All the prepared samples were chemically characterized using X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), nitrogen gas adsorption analysis, SEM, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), ammonia-temperatureprogrammed desorption analysis (TPD-NH3), acidic titration method and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. XRD analysis indicated that the perfect ratio for the preparation of molybdenum carbide is 2 Mo: 7 C. Nitrogen gas analysis showed that molybdenum carbide and potassium doped molybdenum carbide had surface areas of 95.0537 and 61.9302 m2/g, respectively. The ESR spectroscopy indicated the presence of a singlet peak at g-value of 1.9723 in the ESR spectra of potassium doped molybdenum carbide; this suggested that an electron was donated from potassium to the surface of molybdenum carbide. TPD-NH3 indicated the presence of weak, moderate and strong acid sites for the molybdenum carbide and potassium doped molybdenum carbide. However, the addition of potassium decreased the amount of acid sites for the molybdenum carbide. The prepared carbides were evaluated as catalysts in the reduction reactions of carbon dioxide that were conducted using in-house modified reactor. The product was then characterized using FTIR. In the catalytic application, the molybdenum carbide showed a higher activity compared to the potassium doped molybdenum carbide. This was probably caused by the potassium moiety which poisoned the reaction while blocking the active sites. To better understand the reaction, kinetic analysis was carried out for the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide via molybdenum carbide. Results suggested an optimum temperature of 450°C, second order reaction, and the activation energy of 34.27 kJ/mol. In addition, thermodynamic parameters were also calculated using the Eyring equation and it was revealed that the values of ?H‡, ?S‡ and ?G‡ were +40.04 kJ/mol, -1478.4 J/mol K and +1108.7 kJ/mol, respectively. These parameters proved that this reaction is not spontaneous and it is endothermic in nature with associative reaction mechanism.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Mustajab, Mohd. Khairul Asyraf Amat
author_facet	Mustajab, Mohd. Khairul Asyraf Amat
author_sort	Mustajab, Mohd. Khairul Asyraf Amat
title	Synthesis and characterization of molybdenum carbide from oil palm frond based activated carbon for carbon dioxide reduction
title_short	Synthesis and characterization of molybdenum carbide from oil palm frond based activated carbon for carbon dioxide reduction
title_full	Synthesis and characterization of molybdenum carbide from oil palm frond based activated carbon for carbon dioxide reduction
title_fullStr	Synthesis and characterization of molybdenum carbide from oil palm frond based activated carbon for carbon dioxide reduction
title_full_unstemmed	Synthesis and characterization of molybdenum carbide from oil palm frond based activated carbon for carbon dioxide reduction
title_sort	synthesis and characterization of molybdenum carbide from oil palm frond based activated carbon for carbon dioxide reduction
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
granting_department	Chemistry
publishDate	2017
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81592/1/MohdKhairulAsyrafPFS2017.pdf
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Synthesis and characterization of molybdenum carbide from oil palm frond based activated carbon for carbon dioxide reduction

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