Effect of calcination temperature on the surface composition of Mo?Fe catalysts for methanol oxidation

XPS studies have revealed a decrease in the concentration of iron atoms on the surface of Mo–Fe catalysts with increasing calcination temperature. From a comparison of chemical analysis and XPS data the Mo/Fe ratios on the surface of catalyst samples at various calcination temperatures have been determined. Comparing the above data with changes in the catalytic activity of the samples examined in methanol oxidation, the conclusion has been made that the active component of the catalysts is a solid solution of molybdenum oxide in ferric molybdate.

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Comparative XPS Study of Al2O3 and CeO2Sulfation in Reactions with SO2, SO2 + O2, SO2 + H2O,and SO2 + O2 + H2O

The interactions of Al₂O₃, CeO₂, Pt/Al₂O₃, and Pt/CeO₂ films with SO₂, SO₂ + H₂O, SO₂ + O₂, and SO₂ + O₂ + H₂O in the temperature range 300–673 K at the partial pressures of SO₂, O₂, and H₂O equal to 1.5 × 10², 1.5 × 10², and 3 × 10² Pa, respectively, were studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The formation of surface sulfite at T 473 K (the S 2p _3/2 binding energy (E _b) is 167.5 eV) and surface sulfate at T 573 K (E _b = 169.2 eV) was observed in the reactions of Al₂O₃ and CeO₂ with SO₂. The formation of sulfates on the surface of CeO₂ occurred much more effectively than in the case of Al₂O₃, and it was accompanied by the reduction of Ce(IV) to Ce(III). The formation of aluminum and cerium sulfates and sulfites on model Pt/Al₂O₃ and Pt/CeO₂ catalysts occurred simultaneously with the formation of surface platinum sulfides (E _b of S 2p _3/2 is 162.2 eV). The effects of oxygen and water vapor on the nature and yield of sulfur-containing products were studied.     

CO oxidation over a Pt-Rh system. 1. Reaction on individual metals

The reaction of CO oxidation over thin films of rhodium and platinum prepared by vacuum evaporation of the metals on an inert support has been investigated at low pressures (P < 2×10^-5 mbar). Rhodium has been found to be more active than platinum in this reaction. The reasons of the higher activity of Rh are discussed.     

CO oxidation over the Pt-Rh system. 3. Reaction on a heterophase surface

The reaction of the CO oxidation over a Pt-Rh heterophase surface, which represents 10-20 nm platinum particles located on a rhodium film, which in turn is deposited on an inert support, has been investigated at low pressures (P < 2'10^-5 mbar). The results are compared with the data for the clean surfaces of Pt and Rh. In the high-temperature range, the rate of CO₂ formation on the heterophase surface is found to be higher than the sum of the rates on individual metals corrected by the surface area of the different metals. The nature of the synergistic effect in the CO oxidation is discussed. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

An XPS study of the oxidation of noble metal particles evaporated onto the surface of an oxide support in their reaction with NO<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>

The interaction of the model catalysts Rh/Al₂O₃, Pd/Al₂O₃, Pt/Al₂O₃, and Pt/SiO₂ with NO _x (mixture of 10 Torr of NO and 10 Torr of O₂) was studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Samples of the model catalysts were prepared under vacuum conditions as oxide films ≥100 Å in thickness on tantalum foil with evaporated platinum-group metal particles. According to transmission electron microscopic data, the platinum-group metal particle size was several nanometers. It was found by XPS that the oxidation of Rh and Pd nanoparticles in their interaction with NO _x occurs already at room temperature. The particles of platinum were more stable: their oxidation under the action of NO _x was observed at elevated temperatures of ～300°C. At room temperature, the interaction of platinum nanoparticles with NO _x hypothetically leads to the dissolution (insertion) of oxygen atoms in the bulk of the particles with the retention of their metallic nature. It was found that dissolved oxygen is much more readily reducible by hydrogen than the lattice oxygen of the platinum oxide particles.     

Oxidative addition of hydrogen in the “reduced” Mo/Al2O3 catalysts

An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of Mo/Al₂O₃ catalysts prepared via [Mo^V ₂O₄(C₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₂]^2- complexes showed that after heating the catalysts with hydrogen in the spectrometer chamber, the position of the Mo3d line shifted to higher values of binding energy. This shift is interpreted as oxidative addition of hydrogen to the surface Mo species. A similar phenomenon was observed for a CO treated catalyst. A temperature-programmed desorption study has shown that hydrogen is strongly bounded to Mo and can only be removed from the catalysts at temperatures as high as 500°C. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Formation of Bimetallic Pt-Rh Surface with Nanosize Metal Domains

An approach to produce a bimetallic Pt-Rh model catalyst has been developed. It includes vacuum deposition of platinum on a Rh₂O₃ film, followed by the oxide reduction with hydrogen. The thermal stability range of the resulting bimetallic structure has been determined.     

Reaction of CO oxidation on platinum,rhodium, a platinum-rhodium alloy,and a heterophase bimetallic platinum/rhodium surface

The reaction of CO oxidation on thin metal films of platinum, rhodium, and their alloy and on a heterophase bimetallic Pt/Rh surface that consisted of platinum particles of size 10–20 nm on the surface of rhodium was studied in the region of low reactant pressures (lower than 2 × 10^?5 mbar). At low temperatures (T < 200°C), the activity of samples increased in the order Rh > Pt/Rh > Pt-Rh alloy > Pt. Above 200°C, the rate of reaction on the heterophase Pt/Rh surface was almost twice as high as the sum of the rates of reaction on the individual metals; this fact is indicative of a synergistic effect. The nature of this effect is considered.     

Effect of ion exchange and regeneration conditions on the catalytic activity of H-ZSM-5 zeolites

The effect of Na⁺ H⁺ ion-exchange conditions on catalytic properties of the resulting H-ZSM-5 zeolites has been investigated. The concentration and mode of addition of the reactant to the exchange medium affect the degree of exchange achieved. During low-temperature conversion of olefins, the H-ZSM-5 zeolites have become rapidly deactivated. Thermal regeneration fully restores their original catalytic properties.

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