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Surface active sites of V/sub 2/O/sub 5/-WO/sub 3/ catalysts

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100332a042· OSTI ID:6255274

The surface active sites of V/sub 2/O/sub 5/-WO/sub 3/ catalysts were investigated by means of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), IR spectroscopy of adsorbed NH/sub 3/, temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) of NH/sub 3/, and the NARP (NO-NH/sub 3/ rectangular pulse) technique, and the bulk and surface of the catalysts were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), IR, electron spin resonance (ESR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Although V/sub 2/O/sub 5/ and WO/sub 3/ are not well-mixed in the bulk of the catalysts, V and W ions are well-mixed in the surface of the catalysts, causing a remarkable promoting effect of WO/sub 3/ on the surface active sites. The surface concentration of the redox sites measured by the NARP technique increased with increasing WO/sub 3/ content, and, at high content of WO/sub 3/, the surface concentration of the redox sites was much larger than the surface concentration of V ions. By means of SIMS, it was verified that the oxygen species bonded to the surface W ions also act as the redox sites in the reduction of NO with NH/sub 3/ at such low temperature that the reaction cannot proceed on WO/sub 3/ itself. It was concluded that the redox sites on V/sub 2/O/sub 5/-WO/sub 3/ catalysts are not only the surface V/double bond/O species but also the surface W/double bond/O species interacting with vanadium ions. As for the acid sites examined by TPD of NH/sub 3/, both the surface concentration and the strength are not changed by the addition of WO/sub 3/.

Research Organization:
Nagoya Univ. (Japan)
OSTI ID:
6255274
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phys. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 92:21; ISSN JPCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English