Reaction pathways in methanol oxidation at Cu(110) surfaces

被引:44
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作者
Carley, AF [1 ]
Davies, PR [1 ]
Mariotti, GG [1 ]
Read, S [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WALES COLL CARDIFF,DEPT CHEM,CARDIFF CF1 3TB,S GLAM,WALES
关键词
alcohols; chemisorption; copper; low index single crystal surfaces; models of surface chemical reactions; surface chemical reaction; thermal desorption spectroscopy;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(96)00731-5
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Previous temperature programmed desorption (TPD) studies [1,2] have concluded that formaldehyde desorption is the only significant pathway in methanol oxidation at Cu(110) surfaces. We show that this is true only under a limited range of experimental conditions, and in fact formate production is often the more favourable reaction pathway. This has important implications for other systems that have been discussed where it has been assumed that the formate formation pathway on copper is unfavourable.
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页码:L525 / L529
页数:5
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