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Molecules 2003, 8, 13-30 molecules ISSN 1420-3049 Alcohol Synthesis over Pre-Reduced Activated Carbon- Supported Molybdenum-Based Catalysts Xianguo Li 1,*, Lijuan Feng 1, Lijun Zhang 1, Dady B. Dadyburjor 2 and Edwin L. Kugler 2 1 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266003, P. R. China 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6102, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6102, U.S.A. E-mail for Prof. Dadyburj or: Dady.Dadyburj or@; E-mail for Prof. Kugler: Edwin.Kugler@ * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel. (+86)-532-2032482-8318, Fax: (+86)- 532-2032483, E-mail: lixg@ Abstract: Activated carbon (AC)-supported molybdenum catalysts, either with or without a potassium promoter, were prepared by the incipient wetness impregnation method. The materials were characterized using differential thermal analysis (DTA) and temperature programmed reduction (TPR), and were used for mixed alcohol synthesis from syngas (CO+H2). DTA results showed that a new phase, related to the interaction between Mo species and the AC support, is formed during the calcination of the Mo/AC catalyst, and the introduction of a K promoter has noticeable effect on the interaction. TPR results indicated that the Mo is more difficult to reduce after being placed onto the AC support, and the addition of a K promoter greatly promotes the formation of Mo species reducible at relatively low temperatures, whil