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A study of the reactions of ethanol on CeO{sub 2} and Pd/CeO{sub 2} by steady state reactions, temperature programmed desorption, and in situ FT-IR

Journal Article · · Journal of Catalysis
The reaction of ethanol on unreduced and H{sub 2}-reduced CeO{sub 2} and 1 wt% Pd/CeO{sub 2} has been investigated by steady state reactions, temperature programmed desorption (TPD), and in situ Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Steady state reactions have shown a zero reaction order dependency for diatomic oxygen at and above 20%, while the addition of Pd to CeO{sub 2} decreases the apparent activation energy of the reaction from 75 kJ/mol on CeO{sub 2} alone to 40 kJ/mol (Pd/CeO{sub 2}). TPD experiments following ethanol adsorption on both CeO{sub 2} and Pd/CeO{sub 2} have shown desorption profiles corresponding to unreacted ethanol and various reaction and decomposition products (acetaldehyde, acetone, CO, CO{sub 2}, and methane). Ethanol conversion to reaction products was increased by the addition of Pd, from 15 to 30% on CeO{sub 2} and H{sub 2}-reduced CeO{sub 2}, to 71 and 63% on Pd/CeO{sub 2} and H{sub 2}-reduced Pd/CeO{sub 2}, respectively.
OSTI ID:
687740
Journal Information:
Journal of Catalysis, Journal Name: Journal of Catalysis Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 186; ISSN 0021-9517; ISSN JCTLA5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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