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THE EXTREME SENSITIVITY OF PARAMAGNETIC SITES TO POISONING BY DESORBED GASES EVALUATED BY THE LOW TEMPERATURE ORTHO—PARAHYDROGEN CONVERSION

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100837a501· OSTI ID:4172968
The effect of gaseous impurities from Pyrex glass walls on the ortho- parahydrogen conversion calalyzed by silica gel-supported neodymia at 77 deg K and means of eliminating this effect were studied. The impurities were found to reduce rate constants by as much as a factor of four, and. trapping close to the catalyst surface near 77 deg K was found to minimize the effect. The impurities appear to have an appreciable vapor pressure at 195 deg K but none at 77 deg K; they are tentatively concluded to be CO/sub 2/ and H/sub 2/O, which are known to be evolved from Pyrex glass on heating. (D.L.C.)
Research Organization:
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-14-021464
OSTI ID:
4172968
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 64; ISSN 0022-3654
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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