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In this work, we have developed a simple one-step synthesis of Ni2P and CoP phosphides based on a carbonization process. The current approach uses glucose as a reductant instead of H2 and employs inert gas as feed gas. The Ni2P/C and CoP/C obtained by the glucose route showed higher CH4-CO2 reforming performance than corresponding phosphides prepared by traditional H2 reduction method, which should be attributed to the fact that the phosphides prepared by glucose route had higher surface areas and smaller particle sizes than the ones prepared by traditional method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A series of iron, cobalt and nickel metal phosphides of chemical formula FexP, Co2P and Ni2P with high specific surface areas of 331.1, 294.2 and 228.0 m2 g−1, respectively, was firstly synthesized by phenol-formaldehyde resin route. It was found that the as-prepared Co2P and Ni2P samples synthesized using phenol-formaldehyde resin as a carbon source showed much higher BET surface areas than those prepared using other carbon sources reported before, including cinnamic strong alkali anion exchange resin, p-phenylenediamine and hexamethylenetetramine. This phenol-formaldehyde resin route was proved to be as universal as traditional H2 reduction method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ni2P nanoparticles supported by functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were prepared for the first time. Nickel (II) dihydrogenphosphite as a source of nickel, with different loadings on the functionalized CNTs, were used. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) techniques. Surface areas of the samples were measured by using Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) method. The catalytic activity of the prepared samples was studied in hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of naphtha. The results showed that the CNTs were functionalized and Ni2P particles were dispersed on the functionalized CNTs. It was also indicated that the pores size of Ni2P particles were less than 20 nm. The catalytic study of the prepared samples confirmed that these compounds were stable and active in the process. Removal of sulfur from the desired naphtha in presence of the samples depended on the nickel loadings and increased with temperature in all cases. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]