Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2000, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (12): 1896.

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Microcalorimetric Studies of Adsorption on the Surface of Pd-Cu/SiO2

LI MingShi, GE Xin, ZOU Hu, SHEN JianYi   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • Received:1999-12-01 Online:2000-12-24 Published:2000-12-24

Abstract: Adsorption of H-2, CO, O-2and C-2H-4on m(Pd)/m(SiO-2)=2%, m(Pd,Cu)/m(SiO-2)[n(Pd)/n(Cu)}=1/1]=2%, m(Pd,Cu)/m(SiO-2)[n(Pd)/n(Cu)=1/4]=2% and m(Cu)/m(SiO-2)=8%, catalysts was investigated by using the techniques of microcalorimetric adsorption at room temperature.The effect of O-2on adsorption of C-2H-4on the surface of the catalysts was also studied.It is found that the number of sites for H-2adsorption on PdCu/SiO-2is close to that on Pd/SiO-2. Addition of Cu decreases the sites of stronger adsorption and increases the sites of weaker adsorption of H-2and COon Pd.On the other hand, Pd can promote the dispersion of Cu on SiO-2and accelerate the rate of O-2adsorption on Cu/SiO-2. These results suggest that Pd and Cu atoms are well mixed and Pd atoms are well dispersed in the PdCu/SiO-2catalysts.Ethylene adsorbed on Pd/SiO-2produces ethylidyne and σ and di-π species.The addition of Cu inhibits the formation of the dissociatively adsorbed species--ethylidyne but promotes the formation of undissociatively adsorbed species--π and di-σ species for ethylene adsorption on Pd-Cu/SiO-2catalysts.Ethylene may react with O-2adsorbed on Pd/SiO-2at room temperature.Cu decreases the activity of adsorbed O-2on Pd-Cu/SiO-2. Hence, ethylene may be activated effectively on PdCu catalysts.

Key words: Ethylene, Calorimetric adsorption, Pd-Cu/SiO-2catalysts

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