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Identification of active sites on supported metal catalysts with carbon nanotube hydrogen highways

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  • Nicholas M. Briggs

    (University of Oklahoma)

  • Lawrence Barrett

    (University of Oklahoma)

  • Evan C. Wegener

    (Purdue University)

  • Leidy V. Herrera

    (University of Oklahoma)

  • Laura A. Gomez

    (University of Oklahoma)

  • Jeffrey T. Miller

    (Purdue University)

  • Steven P. Crossley

    (University of Oklahoma)

Abstract

Catalysts consisting of metal particles supported on reducible oxides exhibit promising activity and selectivity for a variety of current and emerging industrial processes. Enhanced catalytic activity can arise from direct contact between the support and the metal or from metal-induced promoter effects on the oxide. Discovering the source of enhanced catalytic activity and selectivity is challenging, with conflicting arguments often presented based on indirect evidence. Here, we separate the metal from the support by a controlled distance while maintaining the ability to promote defects via the use of carbon nanotube hydrogen highways. As illustrative cases, we use this approach to show that the selective transformation of furfural to methylfuran over Pd/TiO2 occurs at the Pd-TiO2 interface while anisole conversion to phenol and cresol over Cu/TiO2 is facilitated by exposed Ti3+ cations on the support. This approach can be used to clarify many conflicting arguments in the literature.

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  • Nicholas M. Briggs & Lawrence Barrett & Evan C. Wegener & Leidy V. Herrera & Laura A. Gomez & Jeffrey T. Miller & Steven P. Crossley, 2018. "Identification of active sites on supported metal catalysts with carbon nanotube hydrogen highways," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-06100-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06100-9
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