Active Sites and Mechanistic Details in the Activation of C-H Bonds on Metal and Oxide Clusters

Neurock, Matthew

Wednesday, June 5, 2013: 11:00 AM

Segell (Galt House Hotel)

Ya-Huei (Cathy) Chin¹, Corneliu Buda², Matthew Neurock² and Enrique Iglesia³, (1)University of Toronto, Canada, (2)University of Virginia, USA, (3)University of California Berkeley, USA.

Detailed experimental and theoretical studies are carried out to determine how the structural and compositional changes that occur over supported metal catalysts under reaction conditions control the active sites, kinetics and governing mechanisms for the reactions of CH₄ with O₂ and H₂O. The results provide insights into structure-reactivity relationships that control methane conversion processes.

Extended Abstracts:

NAM_Methane_Activation_MN6.pdf (330.3KB) - Extended Abstract

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