O-W-Seg-15 Hydrodesulfurization on Re Metal and Sulfide Catalysts: Elementary Steps and Effects of Metal-Sulfur Binding Energy on Reactivity

Wednesday, June 5, 2013: 4:40 PM
Segell (Galt House Hotel)
Edwin Yik1, Huamin Wang2 and Enrique Iglesia1, (1)University of California Berkeley, USA, (2)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA.
HDS of thiophene on Re and ReSx, which form stable structures under conditions relevant in industry, occurs on exposed metal sites via elementary steps that are consistent with those previously reported on Ru and Pt and corresponds to trends in reactivity consistent with their sulfur-metal bond energies.

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