Ethanol synthesis from syngas on the stepped Rh(211) surface: Effect of surface structure and composition

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 39, 2014, Pages 22691-22701

  Wang, Jiancheng ^a   Liu, Zhixue ^a   Zhang, Riguang ^a   Wang, Baojun ^a  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ETHANOL; HYDROGENATION; MANGANESE; PRODUCTIVITY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS GAS;

C2 - OXYGENATES; RELATIVE ACTIVITIES; RH CATALYSTS; RH(111); RH-BASED CATALYST; SLAB MODEL; SYN-GAS;

RHODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84907720831     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp508885w     Document Type: Article

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