P-We-71 Formic Acid Decomposition over PdAu/Al2O3 Catalysts: Effect of Surface and Bulk Composition of Metallic Particles

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Ontario Exhibit Hall (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Dmitri A. Bulushev, Charles Parsons Initiative, Chemical @Environmental Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland and Sergey Beloshapkin, Materials & Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Variation of the Au fraction in 1.8% PdAu/Al2O3 catalysts from 0.3 to 0.9 did not affect the surface composition of metallic particles corresponding to the Pd2Au alloy. Independently on the bulk composition this surface alloy demonstrated similar electronic properties, turnover frequencies and activation energies for hydrogen production from formic acid.

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