OF20 Low Temperature CO Oxidation over Supported Ultrathin MgO Films

Tuesday, June 7, 2011: 10:20 AM
Ambassador Ballroom 3 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Henrik Grönbeck1, Anders Hellman Sr.2 and Simon Klacar1, (1)Competence Centre for Catalysis and Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, (2)Competence Centre for Catalysis and Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
O2 is activated on MgO/Ag(100) whereas CO is only weakly bonded. These adsorption properties together with a low activation barrier render the MgO/Ag(100) system an efficient catalyst for CO oxidation at low temperatures. The predicted mechanism is general and may have implications for a range of oxidation reactions.

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