Nature of Acid Sites in Silica-Supported Zirconium Oxide: A Combined Experimental and Periodic DFT Study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 27, 2015, Pages 15150-15159

  Arce Ramos, Juan Manuel ^a   Grabow, Lars C ^b   Handy, Brent E ^a   Cárdenas Galindo, María Guadalupe ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AMMONIA; CALORIMETERS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DESORPTION; OXIDES; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PYRIDINE; SILICA; ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; AMMONIA ADSORPTION; CRYSTAL PHASE; CRYSTAL PLANES; DIFFERENTIAL HEAT; DISSOCIATIVE ADSORPTION; GRAFTING METHOD; LEWIS ACID SITE;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 84936852083     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b02394     Document Type: Article

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