Table 1.
Chemical composition of the supported catalytically active liquid metal solutions (SCALMS) prepared.
| Catalyst | Metal loading (as prepared)/wt.% | Molar ratio | Metal loading (spent)a/wt.% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ga | Secondary metal | Ga | Secondary metal | |||
| Ga47Co/SiC | 4.85 | 0.09 | 47.2 | 3.68 | 0.08 | |
| Ga52Cu/SiC | 4.91 | 0.09 | 51.6 | 4.76 | 0.08 | |
| Ga44Fe/SiC | 4.53 | 0.08 | 43.7 | 3.46 | 0.08 | |
| Ga45Ni/SiC | 4.52 | 0.08 | 45.3 | 4.25 | 0.08 | |
| Ga12Ni/SiC | 5.44 | 0.38 | 12.1 | 4.44 | 0.39 | |
| 3.70 | 0.37 (100 h TOS) | |||||
aLoadings of the spent catalysts were corrected for the amount of carbon as identified by means of TGA.