surface composition; CO chemisorption; sol-gel catalysts; hydrodechlorination; Pd-Ag alloys
Abstract :
[en] The surface composition of alloy particles in Pd-Ag/SiO2 hydrodechlorination (HDC) sol-gel catalysts has been determined by combining three experimental techniques, carbon monoxide chemisorption, X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy, Values obtained through this method show a very marked silver enrichment of the surface, as expected: as a consequence of the important gap between palladium and silver surface energies. These values are in complete agreement with surface composition curves calculated in other studies by means of Auger electron spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy. The influence of sample pretreatment temperature as well as the influence of carbon monoxide on surface composition are discussed. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
Disciplines :
Chemical engineering Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Heinrichs, Benoît ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Chimie physique appliquée
Noville, Francis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Chimie physique appliquée
Schoebrechts, Jean-Paul
Pirard, Jean-Paul ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Chimie physique appliquée
Language :
English
Title :
Palladium-silver sol-gel catalysts for selective hydrodechlorination of 1,2-dichloroethane into ethylene II. Surface composition of alloy particles
Publication date :
2000
Journal title :
Journal of Catalysis
ISSN :
0021-9517
eISSN :
1090-2694
Publisher :
Academic Press, San Diego, United States - California