The Prevalence of Bimolecular Routes for Activating Strong Bonds (O<sub>2</sub>, NO, CO, N<sub>2</sub>) on Metal Surfaces during Catalysis

Hibbitts, David

Tuesday, June 16, 2015: 2:30 PM

301-303 (Lawrence Convention Center)

David Hibbitts, University of California Berkeley, USA and Enrique Iglesia, University of California at Berkeley, ; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA.

Supported-metal catalysts predominantly expose low-index surfaces often unable to directly activate strong bonds in O₂, NO, CO, and N₂. These bonds do not activate at defect sites at high coverages, but instead on low-index planes with the assistance of co-adsorbed species that weaken these bonds prior to cleavage.

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O-Tu-301-10 The Prevalence of Bimolecular Routes for Activating Strong Bonds (O2, NO, CO, N2) on Metal Surfaces during Catalysis

O-Tu-301-10 The Prevalence of Bimolecular Routes for Activating Strong Bonds (O₂, NO, CO, N₂) on Metal Surfaces during Catalysis