Ruthenium Nanoparticle Supported On Hydrophobic Silica: A Change On Surface Properties and Reactivity

Furman, Karol

Thursday, June 6, 2013: 3:40 PM

Ballroom B (Galt House Hotel)

Karol Furman¹, David Baudouin¹, Christophe Copéret¹ and Fabio H. Ribeiro², (1)ETH Zurich, Switzerland, (2)Purdue University, USA.

We studied the effect of the presence of Me₃SiO- group at the surface of SiO₂ on the reactivity of Ru nanoparticles towards Water-Gas-Shift. Ru/SiO_2-OSiMe3exhibits a four times higher methanation rate than Ru/SiO₂. The difference in rate of methanation is probably related to the nature of the two support surfaces (Me₃SiO- vs. HO-).

Extended Abstracts:

NAM_Furman_30-11-2012.pdf (3473.8KB) - Extended Abstract

O-Th-BRB-16 Ruthenium Nanoparticle Supported On Hydrophobic Silica: A Change On Surface Properties and Reactivity