Ethylene adsorption on Pt/Au/SiO2 catalysts

Jianyi Shen, Josephine M. Hill, Ramchandra M. Watwe, S. G. Podkolzin, J. A. Dumesic

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Abstract

Ethylene adsorption on a Pt/Au/SiO2 catalyst (2 wt% Pt; Au/Pt atomic ratio of 10) was studied using adsorption microcalorimetry and FTIR spectroscopy. Ethylene adsorption at 300 K on Pt/Au/SiO2 produced π-bonded, di-σ-bonded, and ethylidyne species with an initial heat of 140 kJ/mol, compared to a heat of 157 kJ/mol for Pt/SiO2 on which only ethylidyne species formed. At 203 and 263 K, ethylene adsorbed on Pt as well as on Au surface atoms for the Pt/Au/SiO2 catalyst. Quantum chemical, DFT calculations indicate that Au exerts a significantly smaller electronic effect on Pt than does addition of Sn to Pt.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalCatalysis Letters
Volume60
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • CO
  • DFT
  • Ethylene
  • Gold
  • IR
  • Microcalorimetry
  • Platinum
  • Quantum chemical calculations

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