文摘
The synthesis of high surface area carbide and nitride materials from binary and ternaryoxides of vanadium, niobium, tantalum, molybdenum, and tungsten, suitable for use ascatalysts for a wide range of reactions, has been investigated via the temperature-programmed reaction (TPRe) method, in various gas mixtures. TPRe of oxides in CH4/H2,C2H6/H2, or NH3 yield materials with surface areas >40 m2 g-1. For the reaction with ethaneor ammonia the reaction appears to proceed topotactically while that with methane doesnot; however, the conversion of nitrides to carbides in CH4/H2 does appear to proceedtopotactically.