Morphological insights into the catalytic aquathermolysis of crude oil with an easily prepared high-efficiency Fe3O4-containing catalyst

Elucidating the underlying structure-performance relationship of Fe3O4-containing catalysts for the aquathermolysis of crude oil is essential for the design of efficient heterogeneous catalysts. Therefore, recyclable Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) with different morphology and particle size were first prepared and tested for catalytic aquathermolysis. The easily prepared Fe3O4 NPs with irregular morphology (L-Fe3O4) have larger intercrystalline...