Metal-support interactions in inverse catalysts prepared by adsorbing tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) on to Co₃O₄ can be manipulated by varying the solvent mixture, from which TEOS is taken up. Deposition of TEOS on Co₃O₄ nanoparticles in n-hexane results in the formation of silica oligomers after calcination at 573 K interacting strongly with cobalt(II,III)oxide. Modification of Co₃O₄ nanoparticles with TEOS in a hydrolysing environment results in a stronger interaction due to the formation of surface cobalt silicate formed through hydrolysis. The presence of surface silicates results in a strong increase in the turnover frequency of carbon monoxide consumption in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis operating at close to industrial conditions. The obtained activity change is accompanied with a shift to a more paraffinic product.

通过将四乙氧基硅烷（TEOS）吸附到Co ₃ O ₄上而制得的逆催化剂中的金属-载体相互作用可以通过改变从中吸收TEOS的溶剂混合物来控制。在正己烷中的Co ₃ O ₄纳米颗粒上沉积TEOS导致在573 K煅烧后与氧化钴（II，III）强烈相互作用而形成二氧化硅低聚物。Co ₃ O _4的改性在水解环境中具有TEOS的纳米颗粒由于通过水解形成的表面硅酸钴形成了更强的相互作用。表面硅酸盐的存在导致费托合成中接近工业条件运行的一氧化碳消耗的周转频率大大增加。所获得的活性变化伴随着向更链烷烃产物的转变。