Novel Study of Surface Morphological Properties of Commercial Catalytic Reforming Catalysts Used in Iraqi Refineries by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

Abstract

Catalytic reforming is one of the most significant processes in the field of petroleum refineries and catalysts as they are considered as the heart of these processes .this paper presents the utilization of Atomic scale microscopy (AFM) to investigate the morphological and the surface properties of two catalytic reforming catalysts that are used in Iraqi refineries (RG582 & PR9). This paper provides a new insight into the study of catalysts since reaction routs significantly rely upon the used catalysts and their basic properties such as morphology, topography, roughness, growth regime and grain size. Keywords: Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), catalytic reforming catalysts (CRC), surface properties.