Temperature-programmed Desorption Mass Spectrometry

Temperature-programmed desorption mass spectrometry (TPD MS) is discussed with reference to studies of modified pyrogenic oxides. Simple theoretical models are presented in order to allow an approximate analytical treatment of TPD MS data. The formulae for rate constant are presented for first-, second- and third-order reactions. Products of thermal decomposition of carbonized surface layer are observed and identified. The different pathways of uni- and bimolecular desorption were investigated by temperature-programmed desorption mass spectrometry. The rate constants of reactions were derived from TPD MS measurements. Applications of TPD MS to investigation of endocrine disruptors fate and formations on the solid aerosol surface are discussed. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Predicting adsorption isotherms of low-volatile compounds by temperature programmed desorption: iodine on carbon

Equilibrium adsorption isotherms for low-volatile compounds are extremely difficult to measure. A simple technique using temperature programmed desorption (TPD) is proposed. It is demonstrated that the two parameters needed for constructing the Langmuir isotherm can be derived with data from the TPD technique alone. Thus, the Langmuir isotherms of iodine on AX-21 super-activated carbon were obtained with this technique. A series of TPD experiments for samples with different initial loadings of iodine were carried out by varying the heating rates which resulted in different peak desorption temperatures. The peak desorption temperature decreased as the initial loading was increased because of the re-adsorption effect. The Langmuir constant was derived from kinetic theory with the activation energy for desorption obtained from the experiment. The activation energy for desorption was 12.3 kcal/mol. The Langmuir constants determined by this technique were in comparable order of magnitude to the reported values for iodine on activated carbon. The saturation capacity of AX-21 for iodine could also be determined from the TPD data obtained from samples with different initial loadings. The estimated saturation capacity from the TPD experiment was 2.96 g I(2)/g AX-21, which was close to the experimentally measured saturation capacity of 3.25 g I(2)/g AX-21 for the same system.     

Application of Statistical Rate Theory of Interfacial Transport to Study Solid Surface Heterogeneity from Controlled-rate Thermal Desorption

Controlled-rate thermodesorption (CRTD) spectra are obtained by adjusting the heating rate in such a way that the rate of desorption can be constant. A quantitative analysis of the obtained spectra is presented, based on application of the statistical rate theory of interfacial transport (SRTIT) to describe both adsorption and desorption kinetics. The SRTIT approach relates the rates of adsorption and desorption to the chemical potentials of the adsorbate in the gaseous and in the adsorbed phases. This quantitative analysis of the CRTD spectra yields the condensation approximation for the actual adsorption energy distribution. For the purpose of illustration, an analysis is made of water desorption from a synthetic apatite mineral under CRTD and classical TPD conditions. The influence of the adsorption and desorption rates is also discussed. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Implementation of new TPD analysis techniques in the evaluation of second order desorption kinetics of cyanogen from Cu(001)

The interactions of cyanide species with a copper (001) surface were studied with temperature programmed desorption (TPD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Adsorbed cyanide species (CN(a)) undergo recombinative desorption evolving molecular cyanogen (C(2)N(2)). As the adsorbed CN species charge upon adsorption, mutually repulsive dipolar interactions lead to a marked desorption energy reduction with increasing CN(a) coverages. Two new TPD analysis approaches were developed, which used only accurately discernible observables and which do not assume constant desorption energies, E(d), and pre-exponential values, ν. These two approaches demonstrated a linear variation of E(d) with instantaneous coverage. The first approach involved an analysis of the variations of desorption peak asymmetry with initial CN coverages. The second quantitative approach utilized only temperatures and intensities of TPD peaks, together with deduced surface coverages at the peak maxima, also as a function of initial surface coverages. Parameters derived from the latter approach were utilized as initial inputs for a comprehensive curve fit analysis technique. Excellent fits for all experimental desorption curves were produced in simulations. The curve fit analysis confirms that the activation energy of desorption of 170-180 kJ/mol at low coverage decreases by up to 14-15 kJ/mol at CN saturation.     

烷基化催化剂表面酸性及催化性能的动力学研究

在确定关联升温速率、脱附峰温和脱附峰覆盖率的程序升温脱附动力学模型的基础上，通过TPD实验和模型参数估值，建立了表征催化剂酸密度、酸强度及强度分布情况的方法。研究表明，随着活化温度的提高，固体酸催化剂表面酸中心强度分布先变宽后趋于均匀，350?℃活化催化剂的强度分布最宽；催化剂表面酸强度和酸密度随活化温度提高均呈先增大后降低、分别在350 ℃和250 ℃活化温度达到极大值的变化规律。催化剂酸性与催化性能关联的结果表明，随着活化温度的提高，烷基化反应速率常数与总脱附量的变化趋势相同，而催化剂失活速率常数与脱附活化能变化趋势相同；催化剂活性稳定性随其酸强度的增大而变差，催化剂活性与催化剂酸量和酸强度有关。     

Accelerated molecular dynamics simulation of the thermal desorption of n-alkanes from the basal plane of graphite

We utilize accelerated molecular dynamics to simulate alkane desorption from the basal plane of graphite. Eight different molecules, ranging from n-pentane to n-hexadecane, are studied in the low coverage limit. Acceleration of the molecular dynamics simulations is achieved using two different methods: temperature acceleration and a compensating potential scheme. We find that the activation energy for desorption increases with increasing chain length. The desorption prefactor increases with chain length for molecules ranging from pentane to decane. This increase subsides and the value of the preexponential factor fluctuates about an apparently constant value for decane, dodecane, tetradecane, and hexadecane. These trends are consistent with data obtained in experimental temperature-programed desorption (TPD) studies. We explain the dependence of the preexponential factor on alkane chain length by examining conformational changes within the alkane molecules. For the shorter molecules, torsional motion is not activated over experimental temperature ranges. These molecules can be treated as rigid rods and their partial loss in translational and rotational entropies upon adsorption increases as chain length increases, leading to an increasing preexponential factor. At their typical TPD peak temperatures, torsions are activated in the longer adsorbed chain molecules to a significant extent which increases with increasing chain length, increasing the entropy of the adsorbed molecule. This increase counteracts the decrease in entropy due to a loss of translation and rotation, leading to a virtually constant prefactor.     

NO气体在TiO2表面的吸附行为

采用TPD (Temperature Programmed Desorption)试验方法测定了NO在TiO₂表面吸附后的脱附谱, 揭示了气体脱附量的变化规律. 结果表明, NO在TiO₂表面吸附后可在两个峰值温度450和980 K脱附出N₂气体, 其活化能分别是0.48 和2.5 eV. TiO₂表面经预覆氧处理后, N₂的脱附量降低. N₂的脱附量随NO气体暴露量增加而增加, 但当气体覆盖度超过一定值后, 脱附量趋于定值. 脱附峰值温度随气体暴露量的增加而降低.     

The adsorption and desorption of ethanol ices from a model grain surface

Reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) and temperature programed desorption (TPD) have been used to probe the adsorption and desorption of ethanol on highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) at 98 K. RAIR spectra for ethanol show that it forms physisorbed multilayers on the surface at 98 K. Annealing multilayer ethanol ices (exposures >50 L) beyond 120 K gives rise to a change in morphology before crystallization within the ice occurs. TPD shows that ethanol adsorbs and desorbs molecularly on the HOPG surface and shows four different species in desorption. At low coverage, desorption of monolayer ethanol is observed and is described by first-order kinetics. With increasing coverage, a second TPD peak is observed at a lower temperature, which is assigned to an ethanol bilayer. When the coverage is further increased, a second multilayer, less strongly bound to the underlying ethanol ice film, is observed. This peak dominates the TPD spectra with increasing coverage and is characterized by fractional-order kinetics and a desorption energy of 56.3+/-1.7 kJ mol(-1). At exposures exceeding 50 L, formation of crystalline ethanol is also observed as a high temperature shoulder on the TPD spectrum at 160 K.     

New Method for the Temperature‐ Programmed Desorption (TPD) of Ammonia Experiment for Characterization of Zeolite Acidity: A Review

In this review, a method for the temperature‐programmed desorption (TPD) of ammonia experiment for the characterization of zeolite acidity and its improvement by simultaneous IR measurement and DFT calculation are described. First, various methods of ammonia TPD are explained, since the measurements have been conducted under the concepts of kinetics, equilibrium, or diffusion control. It is however emphasized that the ubiquitous TPD experiment is governed by the equilibrium between ammonia molecules in the gas phase and on the surface. Therefore, a method to measure quantitatively the strength of the acid site (?H upon ammonia desorption) under equilibrium‐controlled conditions is elucidated. Then, a quantitative relationship between ?H and H₀ function is proposed, based on which the acid strength ?H can be converted into the H₀ function. The identification of the desorption peaks and the quantitative measurement of the number of acid sites are then explained. In order to overcome a serious disadvantage of the method (i.e., no information is provided about the structure of acid sites), the simultaneous measurement of IR spectroscopy with ammonia TPD, named IRMS‐TPD (infrared spectroscopy/mass spectrometry–temperature‐programmed desorption), is proposed. Based on this improved measurement, Brønsted and Lewis acid sites were differentiated and the distribution of Brønsted OH was revealed. The acidity characterized by IRMS‐TPD was further supported by the theoretical DFT calculation. Thus, the advanced study of zeolite acidity at the molecular level was made possible. Advantages and disadvantages of the ammonia TPD experiment are discussed, and understanding of the catalytic cracking activity based on the derived acidic profile is explained.     

Oxygen Sorption and Desorption Properties of Selected Lanthanum Manganites and Lanthanum Ferrite Manganites

Temperature‐programmed desorption (TPD) with a carrier gas was used to study the oxygen sorption and desorption properties of oxidation catalysts and solid‐oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathode materials (La_0.85Sr_0.15)_0.95MnO_3+δ (LSM) and La_0.60Sr_0.40Fe_0.80Mn_0.20O_3‐δ (LSFM). The powders were characterized by X‐ray diffractometry, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and BET surface adsorption. Sorbed oxygen could be distinguished from oxygen originating from stoichiometry changes. The results indicated that there is one main site for oxygen sorption/desorption. The amount of sorbed oxygen was monitored over time at different temperatures. Furthermore, through data analysis it was shown that the desorption peak associated with oxygen sorption is described well by second‐order desorption kinetics. This indicates that oxygen molecules dissociate upon adsorption and that the rate‐determining step for the desorption reaction is a recombination of monatomic oxygen. Typical problems with re‐adsorption in this kind of TPD setup were revealed to be insignificant by using simulations. Finally, different key parameters of sorption and desorption were determined, such as desorption activation energies, density of sorption sites, and adsorption and desorption reaction order.     

氧化铝基COS、CS_2水解催化剂表面碱性和催化作用

进行了３种氧化铝基催化剂上ＣＯ２的ＴＰＤ和ＣＯＳ、ＣＳ２的水解活性研究．结果表明，催化剂表面碱性中心类型、强度和数目是不相同的；Ｋ２Ｏ和Ｐｔ的负载能提高弱碱性中心的数目和强度，同时能显著提高ＣＯＳ、ＣＳ２的水解转化率．关联第一类ＣＯ２脱附活化能和峰面积与ＣＯＳ水解反应活化能和速率常数，发现呈线性关系，说明弱碱性中心是ＣＯＳ催化水解的活性中心．关联第一、二两类ＣＯ２脱附峰面积与ＣＳ２水解速率常数，指出弱、次弱两类碱性中心均参与了ＣＳ２催化水解．催化剂表面上能量的分布是不均匀的．     

Thermal stability of surface nitrogen–oxygen complexes and phase transitions in ZrO<Subscript>2</Subscript>

The IR spectra of surface compounds observed in the course of the temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) of NO_x and the TPD spectra are compared. The high-temperature peaks of desorption are related to the decomposition of surface nitrites and nitrates. The low-temperature peaks of NO_x desorption with maximums below 140°C are caused by the decomposition of surface nitrosyls. On the heating of surface nitrosyls, the following two reaction paths are possible: desorption at low temperatures and conversion into nitrates. The shape of the TPD spectra of NO depends on the phase composition of test samples. The transition of a tetragonal phase into a monoclinic one occurred upon the surface dehydroxylation of polycrystalline particles with the formation of particles with a tetragonal nucleus and a monoclinic crust. This transition is reversible. The cooling of a sample in a moist atmosphere leads to the transition of the monoclinic crust to the tetragonal phase.     

ZrO_2酸碱性质的TPD表征Ⅰ.单组分吸附研究

以NH3、吡啶、Et3N、CO2和苯酚为探针，用TPD－MS方法对ZrO2催化剂的酸碱性质进行了表征．ZrO2上碱性探针（NH3、吡啶和Et3N）的脱附温度远低于在强酸性SiO2－Al2O3上；而酸性探针CO2的脱附温度远低于在强碱性MgO上的结果．为ZrO2的弱酸弱碱性质提供了证明．NH3吸附IR结果表明ZrO2表面配位不饱合Zr4＋为酸（Lewis酸）中心．NH3、吡啶和Et3N与这些酸中心作用的方式和能量分布相似．NH3和CO2的TPD谱图均存在三个脱附峰，且相应脱附峰的温度范围相近．表明ZrO2的酸中心和碱中心具有匹配相当的酸、碱强度，ZrO2为典型的酸－碱双功能催化剂，在苯酚的TPD过程中，ZrO2的特征表现为对苯酚的强吸附和对苯酚分解的高活性．文中结合IR结果，对与NH3和CO2的脱附相联系的表面吸附物种分别进行了讨论．     

n-alkanes on MgO(100). I. Coverage-dependent desorption kinetics of n-butane

High-quality temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) measurements of n-butane from MgO(100) have been made for a large number of initial butane coverages (0-3.70 ML, ML-monolayers) and a wide range of heating ramp rates (0.3-10 K/s). We present a TPD analysis technique which allows the coverage-dependent desorption energy to be accurately determined by mathematical inversion of a TPD spectrum, assuming only that the preexponential factor (prefactor) is coverage independent. A variational method is used to determine the prefactor that minimizes the difference between a set of simulated TPD spectra and corresponding experimental data. The best fit for butane desorption from MgO is obtained with a prefactor of 10(15.7+/-1.6) s(-1). The desorption energy is 34.9+/-3.4 kJ/mol at 0.5-ML coverage, and varies with coverage approximately as Ed(theta)=34.5+0.566theta+8.37 exp(-theta/0.101). Simulations based on these results can accurately reproduce TPD experiments for submonolayer initial coverages over a wide range of heating ramp rates (0.3-10 K/s). Advantages and limitations of this method are discussed.     

最小二乘法计算苯、噻吩和正辛烷在NaY上程序升温脱附活化能

采用程序升温脱附(TPD)技术测定了苯、噻吩和正辛烷在NaY上以不同升温速率升温时的TPD谱图. 利用TPD谱图的峰形和其微分曲线判断了程序升温脱附过程中的脱附级数. 提出了一种利用最小二乘法计算吸附剂/催化剂的脱附活化能及其动力学参数的方法. 以这些TPD谱图为基础, 分别采用传统TPD计算模型、最小二乘法以及一阶微分曲线法计算了苯、噻吩和正辛烷在NaY上的脱附活化能和动力学参数. 结果表明, 最小二乘法对在不同线性升温速率时的程序升温脱附活化能的计算结果是一致的.     

Crystallization kinetics and excess free energy of H2O and D2O nanoscale films of amorphous solid water

Temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) and reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) are used to investigate the crystallization kinetics and measure the excess free energy of metastable amorphous solid water films (ASW) of H(2)O and D(2)O grown using molecular beams. The desorption rates from the amorphous and crystalline phases of ASW are distinct, and as such, crystallization manifests can be observed in the TPD spectrum. The crystallization kinetics were studied by varying the TPD heating rate from 0.001 to 3 K/s. A coupled desorption-crystallization kinetic model accurately simulates the desorption spectra and accurately predicts the observed temperature shifts in the crystallization. Isothermal crystallization studies using RAIRS are in agreement with the TPD results. Furthermore, highly sensitive measurements of the desorption rates were used to determine the excess free energy of ASW near 150 K. The excess entropy obtained from these data is consistent with there being a thermodynamic continuity between ASW and supercooled liquid water.     

ZrO2酸碱性质的TPD表征 I. 单组分吸附研究

以NH_3、吡啶、Et_3N、CO_2和苯酚为探针，用TPD-MS方法对ZrO_2催化剂的酸碱性质进行了表征．ZrO_2上碱性探针（NH_3、吡啶和Et_3N）的脱附温度远低于在强酸性SiO_2－Al_2O_3上；而酸性探针CO_2的脱附温度远低于在强碱性MgO上的结果．为ZrO_2的弱酸弱碱性质提供了证明．NH_3吸附IR结果表明ZrO_2表面配位不饱合Zr~(4＋)为酸（Lewis酸）中心．NH_3、吡啶和Et_3N与这些酸中心作用的方式和能量分布相似．NH_3和CO_2的TPD谱图均存在三个脱附峰，且相应脱附峰的温度范围相近．表明ZrO_2的酸中心和碱中心具有匹配相当的酸、碱强度，ZrO_2为典型的酸－碱双功能催化剂，在苯酚的TPD过程中，ZrO_2的特征表现为对苯酚的强吸附和对苯酚分解的高活性．文中结合IR结果，对与NH_3和CO_2的脱附相联系的表面吸附物种分别进行了讨论.     

Analysis of molecular hydrogen formation on low-temperature surfaces in temperature programmed desorption experiments

The study of the formation of molecular hydrogen on low-temperature surfaces is of interest both because it enables the exploration of elementary steps in the heterogeneous catalysis of a simple molecule and because of its applications in astrochemistry. Here, we report results of experiments of molecular hydrogen formation on amorphous silicate surfaces using temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). In these experiments, beams of H and D atoms are irradiated on the surface of an amorphous silicate sample. The desorption rate of HD molecules is monitored using a mass spectrometer during a subsequent TPD run. The results are analyzed using rate equations, and the energy barriers of the processes leading to molecular hydrogen formation are obtained from the TPD data. We show that a model based on a single isotope provides the correct results for the activation energies for diffusion and desorption of H atoms. These results are used in order to evaluate the formation rate of H2 on dust grains under the actual conditions present in interstellar clouds. It is found that, under typical conditions in diffuse interstellar clouds, amorphous silicate grains are efficient catalysts of H2 formation when the grain temperatures are between 9 and 14 K. This temperature window is within the typical range of grain temperatures in diffuse clouds. It is thus concluded that amorphous silicates are good candidates to be efficient catalysts of H2 formation in diffuse clouds.     

Reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy and temperature programmed desorption investigations of the interaction of methanol with a graphite surface

Reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) and temperature programmed desorption (TPD) have been used to investigate the adsorption of methanol (CH(3)OH) on the highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface. RAIRS shows that CH(3)OH is physisorbed at all exposures and that crystalline CH(3)OH can be formed, provided that the surface temperature and coverage are high enough. It is not possible to distinguish CH(3)OH that is closely associated with the HOPG surface from CH(3)OH adsorbed in multilayers using RAIRS. In contrast, TPD data show three peaks for the desorption of CH(3)OH. Initial adsorption leads to the observation of a peak assigned to the desorption of a monolayer. Subsequent adsorption leads to the formation of multilayers on the surface and two TPD peaks are observed which can be assigned to the desorption of multilayer CH(3)OH. The first of these shows a fractional order desorption, assigned to the presence of hydrogen bonding in the overlayer. The higher temperature multilayer desorption peak is only observed following very high exposures of CH(3)OH to the surface and can be assigned to the desorption of crystalline CH(3)OH.