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The Genesis and Development of the Commercial BP Doubly Promoted Catalyst for Ammonia Synthesis
In the 1970s BP started develo** a new catalyst for ammonia synthesis which in final form comprises ruthenium, two promoters and a graphitised carbon support. This became the first new catalyst for ammonia s...
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Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Iron-Sulfur Species in Zeolites
Previous studies have shown that a variety of iron-oxo species, including nanoclusters and dimers, can be formed within the pore structure of ZSM-5 and other porous materials. We report that these species can ...
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The effect of pre-sulfiding of catalysts for the vapour phase catalytic synthesis of thiophenes
A study of catalyst pre-sulfiding for the synthesis of 3-methylthiophene from 2-methylbutanol and carbon disulfide over potassium-promoted chromia–alumina has been performed. Pretreatment with CS2 results in enha...
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Comments on the mechanism of the vapour‐phase catalytic synthesis of thiophenes
A study of the synthesis of thiophene from the reaction of butanol and CS2 over potassium‐promoted Cr2O3/γ‐Al2O3 has been performed by examination of the reactivity of model intermediates. This study indicates th...
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Methane oxidation using Au/MgO catalysts
A series of Au/MgO(0.04-15 wt%) catalysts have been investigated for the oxidation of methane. Detailed electron microscopy and Mössbauer spectroscopy studies show that two distinct Au morphologies can be obse...
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An HREM study of the WO3/TiO2 monolayer catalyst system. Proposals for the overlayer structure
High resolution electron microscopy (HREM) has been used to characterise the WO3/TiO2 (anatase) catalyst system. Comparisons between pure samples of TiO2 in the uncalcined and calcined states with titania in the ...
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Ambient temperature CO oxidation using copper manganese oxide catalysts prepared by coprecipitation: effect of ageing on catalyst performance
Copper manganese oxides are prepared using a coprecipitation procedure and studied for the oxidation of CO at ambient temperature. In particular, the effect of the ageing tune, i.e. the time that the precipita...
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Methanol Oxidation Over Oxide Catalysts
The catalytic partial oxidation of methane to methanol has proved to be an extremely demanding reaction. It is clearly important that methanol should be stable over any potential catalysts, so a systematic stu...
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A Study of the Iron/Sodalite Catalyst for the Partial Oxidation of Methane to Methanol
The synthesis, characterisation and reactivity of an iron/sodalite catalyst for the partial oxidation of methane to methanol are described and discussed. In a limited temperature range, ca. 410°C, and at 34 ba...
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Stoichiometric hydrogenation of ethene on Rh(111); mechanism, importance of weakly adsorbed ethene, and relationship to homogeneous catalysis
The hydrogenation of ethene is an important reaction in heterogeneous catalysis and, despite its apparent simplicity, many aspects of the reaction mechanism remain unclear. By contrast, the mechanism using hom...
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Preparation, characterisation and activity of an iron/sodalite catalyst for the oxidation of methane to methanol
An iron sodalite catalyst similar to that reported to have good selectivity for the oxidation of methane to methanol by Lyons et al. has been prepared, tested and characterised. In a limited range of temperatu...
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Nature, distribution and reactivity of copper species in over-exchanged Cu-ZSM-5 catalysts: an XPS/XAES study
Cu-ZSM-5 catalysts prepared by “over-exchange” (degree of exchange = 130%) and by impregnation have been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray excited Auger spectroscopy (XAES). In both p...
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Structure sensitivity of CO oxidation over rhodium. Reply to comments by Fisher, Peden, Oh and Goodman
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Structure sensitivity in CO oxidation over rhodium
The rates of CO oxidation on the (110) and (111) planes of rhodium have been directly compared using a thermal molecular beam reactor. When the surfaces are largely covered by CO the reaction rate is the same ...
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Elementary Reaction Steps in Heterogeneous Catalysis
Heterogeneous catalysis is rapidly develo** from a black box technology employed by the chemical engineer and becoming a frontier area of modern physical science. Progress is encouraged by parallel developme...
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Applications of Synchrotron Radiation in Catalysis
Synchrotron radiation is finding increasing application in catalytic studies. The properties of synchrotron radiation which make it useful in catalytic studies are first discussed and the nature of the interac...
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Alloying in platinum-based catalysts for gasoline reforming: A general structural proposal
Platinum/alumina catalysts have been used for many years in the process of gasoline octane upgrading normally referred to as reforming. It is now standard industrial practice to add another element to the cata...
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Ethane interaction with Pt-Cr/H-ZSM-5 catalysts, studied by EXAFS
The effect of high temperature ethane treatment on the dispersion and structure of a Pt-Cr/H-ZSM-5 catalyst has been studied by EXAFS and XPS. At the temperature where ethane aromatisation occurs, (T=820 K), redi...
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Introduction to the use of Particle Beam Techniques in Heterogeneous Catalysis
Heterogeneous catalysis finds very widespread application and is of profound academic interest as well as major industrial importance. This brief chapter provides an introduction to some of the concepts of int...
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Applications of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy in Catalysis
The X-ray absorption edge jump, which arises when the energy of a photon beam becomes just sufficient to excite core electrons into the continuum, is well known and understood. In 1920, Fricke and Hertz separa...