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On the active sites for higher oxygenate synthesis over Rh

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OSTI ID:43183
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  1. Univ. of Akron, OH (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
A knowledge of the reactivity of adsorbed species and activity of sites in essential for the elucidation of the mechanism of a catalytic reaction on supported metal. Transient infrared study reveals that linear CO adsorbed on single Rh sites is involved in CO insertion leading to the formation of higher oxygenates. This mechanistic information suggests that the selectivity to higher oxygenates can be enhanced by blocking bridged CO sites and increasing the concentration of single Rh sites.
OSTI ID:
43183
Report Number(s):
CONF-940930--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English