Determination of CO, H{sub 2}O and H{sub 2} coverage by XANES and EXAFS on Pt and Au during water gas shift reaction.
The turn over rate (TOR) for the water gas shift (WGS) reaction at 200C, 7%CO, 9%CO{sub 2}, 22% H{sub 2}O, 37% H, and balance Ar, of 1.4 nm Au/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} is approximately 20 times higher than that of 1.6 nm Pt.Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}. Operando EXFAS experiments at both the Au and Pt L{sub 3} edges reveal tht under reaction conditions, the catalysts are fully metallic. In the absence of adsorbates, the metal-metal bond distance of Pt and Au catalysts are 0.07 {angstrom} and 0.13 {angstrom} smaller than those of bulk Pt and Au foils, respectively. Adsorption of H{sub 2} or CO on the Pt catalysts leads to significantly longer Pt-Pt bond distances, while there is little change in the Au-Au bond distance with adsorbates. Adsorption of CO, H{sub 2} and H{sub 2}O leads to changes in the XANES spectra that can be used to determine the surface coverage of each adsorbate under reaction conditions. During WGS, the coverage of CO, H{sub 2}O and H{sub 2} are obtained by the linear combination fitting of the difference XANES or {Delta}XANES, spectra. Pt catalysts adsorb CO,H{sub 2} and H{sub 2}O more strongly than the Au, in agreement with the lower CO reaction order and higher reaction temperatures.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 982666
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/CSE/JA-65919; TRN: US201015%%1273
- Journal Information:
- Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., Vol. 12, Issue 21 ; 2010
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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