The mechanism of carbonate formation on Pd-Al2O3 catalysts.
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.
Föttinger
Karin
K
Institute of Materials Chemistry, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210, Vienna, Austria.
Schlögl
Robert
R
Rupprechter
Günther
G