title: The mechanism of carbonate formation on Pd-Al2O3 catalysts.
abstract: Vibrational spectroscopic investigations of the adsorption of isotopically labelled and unlabelled CO and CO2 reveal that carbonate formation on Pd-alumina catalysts occurs via an "oxygen down" reaction of CO with hydroxyl groups on the support, whereas CO dissociation on Pd can be excluded.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Chemistry, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Föttinger
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schlögl
authors.forename: Günther
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rupprechter