Correlating Heat of Adsorption of CO to Reaction Selectivity: Geometric Effects vs Electronic Effects in Neopentane Isomerization over Pt and Pd Catalysts

Authors :: Randall J. Meyer
Robert M. Rioux
Neil M. Schweitzer
David J. Childers
Arindom Saha
Jeffrey T. Miller
Source :: ACS Catalysis. 3:2487-2496
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: American Chemical Society (ACS), 2013.
Abstract: Silica-supported Pt and Pd nanoparticles from 1 to 10 nm in diameter were evaluated for neopentane conversion (hydrogenolysis and isomerization). Characterization of the catalysts was conducted uti...

Subjects :: chemistry.chemical_compound
Adsorption
Neopentane
chemistry
Hydrogenolysis
Electronic effect
General Chemistry
Calorimetry
Selectivity
Photochemistry
Isomerization
Catalysis

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