Alkene and arene combustion on Pd(111)
- Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Palladium-catalyzed combustion reactions can play a significant role in the control of auto emissions in the three-way catalytic converter. Oxidation reactions of ethene, propene, 1-butene, 1,3-butadiene, benzene, and toluene were studied on oxygen-precovered Pd(111) (0.25 ML--1.2 ML) using temperature-programmed reaction spectroscopy (TPRS). Combustion is the sole reaction pathway; no partial oxidation products are formed. Comparison of these results with those from Pd(100) demonstrates that the structure of the metal surface does not significantly affect the mechanism of catalytic oxidation of most of the olefins or aromatic hydrocarbons studied, although, in general, combustion occurs at higher temperatures on Pd(111). Only for benzene combustion is there an appreciable structure sensitivity. For all the hydrocarbons studied the CO{sub 2} and CO yields are maximized for an oxygen precoverage of 0.34 oxygen atoms per surface palladium atom. Abrupt increases in carbon oxide production at specific oxygen coverages indicate that oxygen-induced surface reconstructions may play a role in the combustion activity.
- OSTI ID:
- 659091
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Catalysis, Journal Name: Journal of Catalysis Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 178; ISSN 0021-9517; ISSN JCTLA5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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