Thermodynamic Evaluation of Non-Equilibrium Compositions and Activity of Multicomponent Catalysts in Redox Reactions

The analysis of structural state and energetic properties of active catalyst component in oxide copper-containing catalytic system has been performed on the basis of comparing the data of thermochemical, X-ray diffraction and catalytic activity determinations. The analysis of thermochemical data obtained makes it possible to evaluate changes in lattice energy and the nearest coordination sphere energetic parameters of copper cations during the formation of solid solutions. The high degree of correlation of catalytic properties and the formation enthalpy of solid solutions can be explained by the fact that alongside with the factors influencing the catalytic activity it is the strength of cation—cation interaction that is the most important.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.