{sup 13}C solid-state NMR study of ethylene oxidation over supported silver catalysts
Solid-state NMR has been used to study the interaction of ethylene with oxygen in the absence of promoters and moderators over silica-supported silver catalysts. Experiments using nitrous oxide and oxygen as the oxidants have been carried out over Ag/SiO{sub 2} catalysts at temperature ranging from 298 to 613 K. Standard cross-polarization with magic angle spinning (CP/MAS), CP/MAS with dipolar dephasing, and single-pulse experiments have been applied to identify carbon containing species that are formed on the surface of catalyst at various temperatures. Ethylene, acetic acid, carbon dioxide, ethane and an alkoxy species have been identified. Under the above experimental conditions, no ethylene oxide is detected by NMR. In pursuit of a better understanding of the chemistry taking place on the catalyst, silica-supported silver catalysts as well as pure silica were dosed with labeled ethylene, carbon dioxide and ethylene oxide. It was found that under conditions employed in this study, ethylene oxide reacts with both metal and silica support and thus can not be observed as the reaction product. Ethylene oxide, however, has been observed after saturation of silica surface with unlabeled ethylene oxide prior to ethylene oxidation. A multiport high vacuum glass apparatus was developed along with a single-coil double resonance probe.
- Research Organization:
- Ames Lab., IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-82
- OSTI ID:
- 10178635
- Report Number(s):
- IS-T-1623; ON: DE92040584
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: TH: Thesis (Ph.D.); PBD: 21 Jul 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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