Characterisation of acidic/basic properties of alumina supports
dc.contributor.advisor | Fletcher, Jack | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.advisor | Visagie, Kobus | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.advisor | Böhringer, Walter | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.author | Ferreira, Riki | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-29T07:28:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-29T07:28:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | en_ZA |
dc.description | Bibliography: leaves 101-107. | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | Previous experience with the preparation and testing of Co/alumina catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis has revealed that, while commercial available aluminas result in materials of significantly different catalytic performance, no correlation between the physical properties of the aluminas and the resulting catalytic performance was evident. Consequently, it was proposed that differences in the chemical (acid/base) nature of the alumina surfaces might be responsible for the observed differences in catalytic behaviour. In this study, isopropanol conversion was evaluated as a possible test reaction for characterisation of the acid/base nature of commercial aluminas - literature indicates acetone to result from isopropanol reaction on basic sites, and DIPE and propene products to result from isopropanol conversion over acid sites of varying strength. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.apacitation | Ferreira, R. (2002). <i>Characterisation of acidic/basic properties of alumina supports</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Catalysis Research. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7725 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Ferreira, Riki. <i>"Characterisation of acidic/basic properties of alumina supports."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Catalysis Research, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7725 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Ferreira, R. 2002. Characterisation of acidic/basic properties of alumina supports. University of Cape Town. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ferreira, Riki AB - Previous experience with the preparation and testing of Co/alumina catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis has revealed that, while commercial available aluminas result in materials of significantly different catalytic performance, no correlation between the physical properties of the aluminas and the resulting catalytic performance was evident. Consequently, it was proposed that differences in the chemical (acid/base) nature of the alumina surfaces might be responsible for the observed differences in catalytic behaviour. In this study, isopropanol conversion was evaluated as a possible test reaction for characterisation of the acid/base nature of commercial aluminas - literature indicates acetone to result from isopropanol reaction on basic sites, and DIPE and propene products to result from isopropanol conversion over acid sites of varying strength. DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 T1 - Characterisation of acidic/basic properties of alumina supports TI - Characterisation of acidic/basic properties of alumina supports UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7725 ER - | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7725 | |
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Ferreira R. Characterisation of acidic/basic properties of alumina supports. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Catalysis Research, 2002 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7725 | en_ZA |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.department | Centre for Catalysis Research | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment | |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
dc.subject.other | Applied Science | en_ZA |
dc.title | Characterisation of acidic/basic properties of alumina supports | en_ZA |
dc.type | Master Thesis | |
dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
dc.type.qualificationname | MSc | en_ZA |
uct.type.filetype | Text | |
uct.type.filetype | Image | |
uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
uct.type.resource | Thesis | en_ZA |
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