Abstract
Methylidyne, vinylidene and ethylidyne on a surface: Inelastic neutron scattering (INS) vibrational spectroscopy is used to investigate the surface intermediate species formed during the decomposition of methane on Ru/Al2O3 and Ni/SiO2 catalysts. The findings are compared to previous work on idealized single-crystal model catalysts and begin to bridge the gap between surface science and real-world catalysts in terms of the type of material and pressure used.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 144-146 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 4 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Methane
- Nickel
- Reaction mechanisms
- Ruthenium
- Surface analysis