On the mechanism of CO adsorption on a silica-supported ruthenium catalyst
Date
1999
Authors
Kantcheva, M.
Sayan, S.
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Source Title
Catalysis Letters
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1011-372X
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60
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1-2
Pages
27 - 38
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English
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Abstract
The adsorption of CO at room temperature on a Ru/SiO2 catalyst has been studied by means of FTIR spectroscopy. Spectral evidence for formation of water molecules and a quantity of very dispersed ruthenium on the catalyst surface during CO adsorption was found. On the basis of these experimental results a new reaction scheme for the interaction of CO with a silica-supported ruthenium catalyst is proposed.