Nature of the Active Sites on Ni/CeO<sub>2</sub> Catalysts for Methane Conversions
Pablo G. Lustemberg, Zhongtian Mao, Agustín Salcedo, Beatriz Irigoyen, M. V. Ganduglia-Pirovano, Charles T. Campbell
Abstract
as an example, we show that the size and morphology of the supported Ni nanoparticles together with strong Ni-support bonding and charge transfer at the step edge are key to the high catalytic activity. We anticipate that this knowledge will inspire the development of more efficient catalysts for these reactions.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisMethaneSyngasDensity functional theoryActive siteAdsorptionChemical engineeringRational designChemistryMethanolNanoparticleDissociation (chemistry)NanotechnologyHeterogeneous catalysisMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryComputational chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions