P-We-41 Plasma surface modification of a zirconia monolith support for partial oxidation of ethanol on PtSn catalysts

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Ontario Exhibit Hall (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Kavi Geetharani Loganathan, Chemical Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM and Corey Leclerc, Chemical Engineering Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM
Nitrogen plasma modification is demonstrated to be an effective surface modification technique to improve the metallic dispersion of Pt/Sn on PSZ (Partially stabilized Zirconia) support.  Catalytic activity of unmodified and plasma modified catalysts showed that plasma modified catalyst exhibits higher hydrogen selectivity over the unmodified catalyst.

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