Intrinsic selectivity and structure sensitivity of Rhodium catalysts for C 2+ oxygenate production [On the intrinsic selectivity and structure sensitivity of Rhodium catalysts for C 2+ oxygenate production]
Abstract
Synthesis gas (CO + H 2) conversion is a promising route to converting coal, natural gas, or biomass into synthetic liquid fuels. Rhodium has long been studied as it is the only elemental catalyst that has demonstrated selectivity to ethanol and other C 2+ oxygenates. However, the fundamentals of syngas conversion over rhodium are still debated. In this work a microkinetic model is developed for conversion of CO and H 2 into methane, ethanol, and acetaldehyde on the Rh (211) and (111) surfaces, chosen to describe steps and close-packed facets on catalyst particles. The model is based on DFT calculations using the BEEF-vdW functional. The mean-field kinetic model includes lateral adsorbate–adsorbate interactions, and the BEEF-vdW error estimation ensemble is used to propagate error from the DFT calculations to the predicted rates. The model shows the Rh(211) surface to be ~6 orders of magnitude more active than the Rh(111) surface, but highly selective toward methane, while the Rh(111) surface is intrinsically selective toward acetaldehyde. A variety of Rh/SiO 2 catalysts are synthesized, tested for catalytic oxygenate production, and characterized using TEM. The experimental results indicate that the Rh(111) surface is intrinsically selective toward acetaldehyde, and a strong inverse correlation between catalyticmore »
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- Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
- Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1351912
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 138; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0002-7863
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; syngas conversion; higher oxygenate synthesis; Rhodium catalyst
Citation Formats
Yang, Nuoya, Medford, Andrew J., Liu, Xinyan, Studt, Felix, Bligaard, Thomas, Bent, Stacey F., and Nørskov, Jens K. Intrinsic selectivity and structure sensitivity of Rhodium catalysts for C2+ oxygenate production [On the intrinsic selectivity and structure sensitivity of Rhodium catalysts for C2+ oxygenate production]. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1021/jacs.5b12087.
Yang, Nuoya, Medford, Andrew J., Liu, Xinyan, Studt, Felix, Bligaard, Thomas, Bent, Stacey F., & Nørskov, Jens K. Intrinsic selectivity and structure sensitivity of Rhodium catalysts for C2+ oxygenate production [On the intrinsic selectivity and structure sensitivity of Rhodium catalysts for C2+ oxygenate production]. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b12087
Yang, Nuoya, Medford, Andrew J., Liu, Xinyan, Studt, Felix, Bligaard, Thomas, Bent, Stacey F., and Nørskov, Jens K. Sun .
"Intrinsic selectivity and structure sensitivity of Rhodium catalysts for C2+ oxygenate production [On the intrinsic selectivity and structure sensitivity of Rhodium catalysts for C2+ oxygenate production]". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b12087. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1351912.
@article{osti_1351912,
title = {Intrinsic selectivity and structure sensitivity of Rhodium catalysts for C2+ oxygenate production [On the intrinsic selectivity and structure sensitivity of Rhodium catalysts for C2+ oxygenate production]},
author = {Yang, Nuoya and Medford, Andrew J. and Liu, Xinyan and Studt, Felix and Bligaard, Thomas and Bent, Stacey F. and Nørskov, Jens K.},
abstractNote = {Synthesis gas (CO + H2) conversion is a promising route to converting coal, natural gas, or biomass into synthetic liquid fuels. Rhodium has long been studied as it is the only elemental catalyst that has demonstrated selectivity to ethanol and other C2+ oxygenates. However, the fundamentals of syngas conversion over rhodium are still debated. In this work a microkinetic model is developed for conversion of CO and H2 into methane, ethanol, and acetaldehyde on the Rh (211) and (111) surfaces, chosen to describe steps and close-packed facets on catalyst particles. The model is based on DFT calculations using the BEEF-vdW functional. The mean-field kinetic model includes lateral adsorbate–adsorbate interactions, and the BEEF-vdW error estimation ensemble is used to propagate error from the DFT calculations to the predicted rates. The model shows the Rh(211) surface to be ~6 orders of magnitude more active than the Rh(111) surface, but highly selective toward methane, while the Rh(111) surface is intrinsically selective toward acetaldehyde. A variety of Rh/SiO2 catalysts are synthesized, tested for catalytic oxygenate production, and characterized using TEM. The experimental results indicate that the Rh(111) surface is intrinsically selective toward acetaldehyde, and a strong inverse correlation between catalytic activity and oxygenate selectivity is observed. Furthermore, iron impurities are shown to play a key role in modulating the selectivity of Rh/SiO2 catalysts toward ethanol. The experimental observations are consistent with the structure-sensitivity predicted from theory. As a result, this work provides an improved atomic-scale understanding and new insight into the mechanism, active site, and intrinsic selectivity of syngas conversion over rhodium catalysts and may also guide rational design of alloy catalysts made from more abundant elements.},
doi = {10.1021/jacs.5b12087},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1351912},
journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
issn = {0002-7863},
number = 11,
volume = 138,
place = {United States},
year = {2016},
month = {1}
}
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