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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Catalysis Letters |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- Adsorption
- CO
- DFT
- Ethylene
- Gold
- IR
- Microcalorimetry
- Platinum
- Quantum chemical calculations