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Oxygen X-ray absorption near-edge structure characterization of the Ba-doped yttria oxidative coupling catalyst

  • M. P. Kaminsky
  • , G. W. Zajac
  • , J. C. Campuzano
  • , M. Faizt
  • , L. Beaulaigue
  • , K. Gofron
  • , G. Jenningst
  • , J. M. Yao
  • , D. K. Saldin

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Abstract

Ba-doped Y2O3 is one of the most active catalysts for the oxidative coupling of methane. Here, based on measurements of the oxygen K-edge X-ray absorption edge, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and its catalytic activity and selectivity, we propose that the active sites are charge-deficient oxygen sites created as Bat+ substitutes into Y3+ lattice sites. The substitution is temperature dependent, becoming significant only at higher temperatures. We have found a correlation of catalytic activity and selectivity as a function of Ba loading on Y203. This is reflected in the oxygen K-edge absorption near the absorption edge.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16-23
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Catalysis
Volume136
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1992
Externally publishedYes

Funding

We acknowledge M. J. Spangler for the catalyst screening work. We acknowledge the support of the Amoco Corporation and the National Center for Supercomputer Applications for supercomputer time. This work was supported in part by the Department of En- ergy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences-Materials Sciences Contracts W-31-109-Eng-38 and DE-FG02-85ER4522 and by the Donors of the Petroleum Research Fund, administered by the American Chemical Society.

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