Mechanistic insights in the catalytic synthesis of vinyl acetate on palladium and gold/palladium alloy surfaces

Topics in Catalysis

Volumn 56, Issue 15-17, 2013, Pages 1314-1332

  Neurock, Matthew ^a   Tysoe, Wilfred T ^b  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; Infrared absorption spectroscopy; Monte Carlo simulations; Palladium gold alloy; Temperature programmed desorption; Vinyl acetate monomer; Vinyl acetate synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; CATALYSTS; CERIUM ALLOYS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ETHYLENE; GOLD; INFRARED ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION;

BOND BREAKING REACTIONS; BOND-FORMING REACTIONS; LONGER-RANGE INTERACTION; PALLADIUM-GOLD ALLOY; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; REPULSIVE INTERACTIONS; VINYL ACETATE MONOMERS; VINYL ACETATE SYNTHESIS;

PALLADIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84924046103     PISSN: 10225528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11244-013-0153-8     Document Type: Article

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