Protecting the Fe Surface from Deactivation: Characterizing Pd's Effect in the Pd/Fe Hydrodeoxygenation Catalyst

Hensley, Alyssa

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Ballroom B (Lawrence Convention Center)

Alyssa Hensley¹, Yongchun Hong^1,2, Yong Wang^1,2 and Jean-Sabin McEwen¹, (1)Washington State University, USA, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA.

Through a thorough connection between theory and experiment, we determined that the nature of the enhanced hydrodeoxygenation capability observed in the Pd/Fe bimetallic surfaces is caused by a combination of Fe’s high C-O cleavage activity and Pd’s ability to stabilize metallic Fe, protecting the surface from deactivation via oxidation.

Extended Abstracts:

Hensley_NAM_2015_Abstract.pdf (199.6KB) - Extended Abstract

P-W-B-198 Protecting the Fe Surface from Deactivation: Characterizing Pd's Effect in the Pd/Fe Hydrodeoxygenation Catalyst