Kinetic evidence for the influence of subsurface oxygen on palladium surfaces towards CO oxidation at high temperatures.
Transient state kinetics of the catalytic oxidation of CO with O(2) on Pd-surfaces has been measured under isothermal conditions by using a molecular beam approach. Systematic studies were carried out as a function of reaction temperature and CO+O(2) composition. With sufficient kinetic evidence, we have demonstrated the positive influence of subsurface oxygen towards CO-adsorption and oxidation to CO(2) at high temperatures (600-900 K) on Pd-surfaces, and the likely electronic nature of the surface changes with oxygen in the subsurface. These studies also provide a direct proof for CO-adsorption with a significantly reactive sticking coefficient at high temperatures on Pd-surfaces exhibiting a significant subsurface O-coverage.
Catalysis Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India. cs.gopinath@ncl.res.in
Chinnakonda S
CS
Gopinath
Kandasamy
K
Thirunavukkarasu
Sankaranarayanan
S
Nagarajan