Why silver is the unique catalyst for ethylene epoxidation

Journal of Catalysis

Volumn 284, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 230-235

  Ozbek, M O ^a,b   Onal, I ^a   Van Santen, R A ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ag2O; Au2O; Cu2O; DFT; Ethylene; Ethylene oxide; Oxide surface

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE PATH; CL ADSORPTION; DFT; DIRECT PATHS; ETHYLENE ADSORPTION; ETHYLENE EPOXIDATION; ETHYLENE OXIDE; ETHYLENE OXIDES; OVERALL REACTIONS; OXAMETALLACYCLE; OXIDE SURFACE; RING OPENING; SURFACE OXYGEN; VACANT SITES;

ADSORPTION; ALDEHYDES; DESORPTION; OXYGEN; OXYGEN VACANCIES; SILVER; SILVER OXIDES;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 82255174960     PISSN: 00219517     EISSN: 10902694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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