XPS and FTIR study of Ru/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} and Ru/TiO{sub 2} catalysts: Reduction characteristics and interaction with a methane-oxygen mixture
- Univ. of Patras (Greece). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
- Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (Germany). Lehrstuhl fuer Technische Chemie
The oxidation state of alumina- and titania-supported Ru catalysts has been investigated as a function of reduction temperature, as well as by following the interaction with a methane-oxygen mixture at 773 and 973 K, employing XPS and FTIR techniques. It is found that the chemical behavior of Ru depends strongly on the material on which it is supported. Over Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, ruthenium is incompletely reduced by treatment with hydrogen at 573 and 823 K, while oxidized Ru species are also detected following exposure of the catalyst to a methane-oxygen mixture at 773 and 973 K. In contrast, over TiO{sub 2}, ruthenium is more easily reduced and is stabilized in its reduced state following hydrogen treatment at 823 K. During treatment with the methane-oxygen mixture, no reoxidation of Ru occurs. The interaction between Ru and TiO{sub 2}, which inhibits the oxidation of ruthenium under conditions of partial oxidation of methane, is related to the unique ability of the Ru/TiO{sub 2} catalyst to promote the direct route of synthesis gas formation.
- OSTI ID:
- 682098
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces, amp Biophysical, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Materials, Surfaces, Interfaces, amp Biophysical Journal Issue: 25 Vol. 103; ISSN JPCBFK; ISSN 1089-5647
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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