The possibility of implementation of spent iron catalyst for ammonia synthesis

• Authors: Ewa Ekiert , Rafał Pelka , Krzysztof Lubkowski , Walerian Arabczyk
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

An iron catalyst used in the ammonia synthesis is pyrophoric in its reactive, reduced form. Before further use the catalyst has to be passivated. Results of the research on the iron catalyst - its passivation, re-use as a catalyst in other processes and implementation as a substrate to obtain new nanocrystalline materials have been presented in the paper.

Keywords

EN

spent iron catalyst; passivation; carburization

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 28-33

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2009

online

6 - 4 - 2009

Contributors

author

Ewa Ekiert

• Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, ul. Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland

author

Rafał Pelka

• Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, ul. Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland

author

Krzysztof Lubkowski

• Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, ul. Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland

author

Walerian Arabczyk

• Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, ul. Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10026-009-0008-z