Including lateral interactions into microkinetic models of catalytic reactions.
In many catalytic reactions lateral interactions between adsorbates are believed to have a strong influence on the reaction rates. We apply a microkinetic model to explore the effect of lateral interactions and how to efficiently take them into account in a simple catalytic reaction. Three different approximations are investigated: site, mean-field, and quasichemical approximations. The obtained results are compared to accurate Monte Carlo numbers. In the end, we apply the approximations to a real catalytic reaction, namely, ammonia synthesis.
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Haldor Topsøe A/S, Nymøllevej 55, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark. ahell@fy.chalmers.se
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