Laboratory metal dusting test of several Ni binary alloys containing the representative element was conducted in a simulated syngas atmosphere at 650°C for 100h. The Ni alloys containing element belonging to Group 14 and 15 in the periodic series exhibited excellent metal dusting resistance, while those containing Group 13 did not. This behavior was able to be reasonably interpreted from the Blyholder mechanism and the concept of Pauling’s electronegativity.
The transition metals strongly interact with molybdenum, forming mixed carbidic phases, that are likely responsible for the enhanced higher alcohol formation. These phases serve as active sites for molecular rather than dissociative adsorption of CO and offer a balance of non-dissociated and dissociated CO species on the surface.