Design of a surface alloy catalyst for steam reforming
Detailed studies of elementary chemical processes on well-characterized single crystal surfaces have contributed substantially to the understanding of heterogeneous catalysis. Insight into the structure of surface alloys combined with an understanding of the relation between the surface composition and reactivity is shown to lead directly to new ideas for catalyst design. The feasibility of such an approach is illustrated by the synthesis, characterization, and tests of a high-surface area gold-nickel catalyst for steam reforming.
Besenbacher
F
F. Besenbacher and I. Stensgaard, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Physics, Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. I. Chorkendorff and J. K. Norskov, Center for Atomic-scale Materials Physics, Department.
Chorkendorff
I
Clausen
BS
Hammer
B
Molenbroek
AM
Norskov
JK
Stensgaard
I