Insights into the Nature of Formate Species in the Decomposition and Reaction of Methanol over Cerium Oxide Surfaces: A Combined Infrared Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 37, 2015, Pages 21452-21464

  Lustemberg, P G ^a   Bosco, M V ^b   Bonivardi, A ^b   Busnengo, H F ^a   Ganduglia Pirovano, M V ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTATION THEORY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL; OXYGEN VACANCIES; QUANTUM THEORY; REFORMING REACTIONS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STEAM REFORMING; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER GAS SHIFT;

ASYMMETRIC STRETCHING; CERIA-BASED CATALYSTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDIES; STABILIZING EFFECTS; STABLE CONFIGURATION; SURFACE CONCENTRATION; SURFACE OXYGEN VACANCIES; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED SURFACE REACTION;

SURFACE REACTIONS;

EID: 84941790706     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b05070     Document Type: Article

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