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Accurate description of thermodynamic, structural, and electronic properties for bulk and surfaces of ceria (CeO2) necessitates the inclusion of the Hubbard parameter (U) in the density functional theory (DFT) calculations to precisely account for the strongly correlated 4f electrons. Such treatment is a daunting task when attempting to draw a potential energy surface for CeO2-catalyzed reaction. This is due to the inconsistent change in thermo-kinetics parameters of the reaction in reference to the variation in the U values. As an illustrative example, we investigate herein the discrepancy in activation and reaction energies for steps underlying the partial and full hydrogenation of acetylene over the Ce[O.sub.2](111) surface. Overall, we find that both activation and reaction energies positively correlate with the increase in the U value. In addition to benchmarking against more accurate theoretical methodologies, we suggest that U values are better optimized against kinetics modelling of experimentally observed profiles of products from the catalytic-assisted system of reactions. Key words: ceria, DFT + U, reaction barriers, hydrogenation of acetylene, catalysts, transition state, Hubbard parameter (U). Une description precise des proprietes thermodynamiques, structurelles et electroniques de volume et de surface de l'oxyde de cerium (CeO2) requiert l'inclusion du parametre de Hubbard (U) dans le cadre d'un calcul en theorie de la fonctionnelle de densite (TFD), afin de tenir compte de facon precise des electrons 4f fortement correles. Un tel calcul est un defi important lorsqu'on tente d'obtenir la surface d'energie potentielle pour une reaction catalysee par Ce[O.sub.2]. Ceci est du au changement incoherent dans les parametres de reaction face a la variation de la valeur de U. Comme exemple illustratif, nous examinons ici le desaccord entre les energies d'activation et de reaction dans les etapes sous-jacentes a l'hydrogenation partielle et complete de l'acetylene sur une surface (111) de Ce[O.sub.2]. En resume, nous trouvons que ces deux energies sont correlees positivement avec l'augmentation de U. De plus, comme reference face a des methodes theoriques plus precises, nous suggerons d'optimiser les valeurs de U selon la modelisation cinetique des profils experimentaux de produits de reactions assistees par catalyse. [Traduit par la Redaction] Mots-cles : oxyde de cerium, hydrogenation, barriere de reaction, TFD, catalyse., 1. Introduction Cerium oxide (CeO2, ceria) and materials based on it are essential in many strategic catalytic industrial applications [1-3]. As oxygen-storage ingredients [4], they are utilized in three-way catalysts [...]

Owing to their remarkable characteristics, refractory molybdenum nitride (MoNx)-based compounds have been deployed in a wide range of strategic industrial applications. This review reports the electronic and structural properties that render MoNx materials as potent catalytic surfaces for numerous chemical reactions and surveys the syntheses, procedures, and catalytic applications in pertinent industries such as the petroleum industry. In particular, hydrogenation, hydrodesulfurization, and hydrodeoxygenation are essential processes in the refinement of oil segments and their conversions into commodity fuels and platform chemicals. N-vacant sites over a catalyst's surface are a significant driver of diverse chemical phenomena. Studies on various reaction routes have emphasized that the transfer of adsorbed hydrogen atoms from the N-vacant sites reduces the activation barriers for bond breaking at key structural linkages. Density functional theory has recently provided an atomic-level understanding of Mo–N systems as active ingredients in hydrotreating processes. These Mo–N systems are potentially extendible to the hydrogenation of more complex molecules, most notably, oxygenated aromatic compounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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