Hydrogenation of carbon monoxide under mechanical activation conditions

The work focuses on the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide over solid catalysts undergoing mechanical
activation by ball milling. The rate of carbon monoxide conversion at individual ball impacts was
estimated by measuring the impact frequency, the mass of powders involved in individual impacts and
their duration. The rate of the mechanochemical hydrogenation process was compared with the one of
the corresponding thermal process. An enhancement of the catalyst activity under mechanical activation
conditions is observed.