OF39 Characterization of Pt/SiO2 Model Catalysts Using n-Heptane Dehydrocyclization

Wednesday, June 8, 2011: 11:40 AM
Ambassador Ballroom 3 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Matthew Lundwall, Sean M. McClure, Zhoujun Wang and D. Wayne Goodman, Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
Here, we assess n-heptane dehydrocylization on Pt nanoparticles between 1-4nm and relate the reaction rate to the concentration of terrace and step sites on these surfaces as a function of particle size. 

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