The surface chemistry of metal-based hydrogenation catalysis

F Zaera - ACS Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
The promotion of hydrogenation reactions by transition-metal-based heterogeneous
catalysts was established many decades ago but is still quite common in the chemical …

Use of molecular beams for kinetic measurements of chemical reactions on solid surfaces

F Zaera - Surface Science Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
In this review we survey the contributions that molecular beam experiments have provided to
our understanding of the dynamics and kinetics of chemical interactions of gas molecules …

Can support acidity predict sub-nanometer catalyst activity trends?

AS Crampton, MD Rötzer, U Landman, U Heiz - ACS Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
The effect of metal-oxide support on the activity of ethylene hydrogenation catalyzed by size-
selected platinum clusters (8–20 atoms per cluster) is investigated. Size-selected clusters …

Supported molybdenum carbide nanoparticles as hot hydrogen reservoirs for catalytic applications

M Figueras, RA Gutiérrez, F Viñes… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Transition metal carbides have been long proposed as replacements for expensive Pt-group
transition metals as heterogeneous catalysts for hydrogenation reactions, featuring similar or …

Selectivity in hydrogenation catalysis with unsaturated aldehydes: parallel versus sequential steps

Y Dong, F Zaera - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
A high-flux molecular beam setup has been used to characterize the kinetics of the steady-
state catalytic hydrogenation of unsaturated aldehydes, specifically of crotonaldehyde …

Ethylene hydrogenation catalysis on Pt (111) single-crystal surfaces studied by using mass spectrometry and in situ infrared absorption spectroscopy

A Tillekaratne, JP Simonovis, F Zaera - Surface Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The catalytic hydrogenation of ethylene promoted by a Pt (111) single crystal was studied by
using a ultrahigh-vacuum surface-science instrument equipped with a so-called high …

The role of carbonaceous deposits in hydrogenation catalysis revisited

J Simonovis, A Tillekaratne, F Zaera - The Journal of Physical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The effect of carbonaceous deposits on the performance of Pt (111) surfaces as catalysts for
the hydrogenation of ethylene was tested by decoupling their preparation, which was done …

Simultaneous site adsorption shift and efficient CO oxidation Induced by V and Co in Pt catalyst

R Ahmad, AK Singh - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017 - ACS Publications
A complete solution for CO poisoning of Pt catalysts requires a design that entirely prevents
CO adsorption on Pt atoms. Here, we explore the CO adsorption sites and oxidation …

Direct addition mechanism during the catalytic hydrogenation of olefins over platinum surfaces

Y Dong, M Ebrahimi, A Tillekaratne… - The Journal of Physical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The mechanism of the hydrogenation of olefins catalyzed by metal surfaces was probed by
using isotope labeling in conjunction with a high-flux effusive molecular beam setup capable …

Pt-Poisoning-Free Efficient CO Oxidation on Pt3Co Supported on MgO(100): An Ab Initio Study

R Ahmad, AK Singh - ACS Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
Late-transition-metal-doped Pt clusters are prevalent in CO oxidation catalysis, as they
exhibit better catalytic activity than pure Pt, while reducing the effective cost and poisoning …