Selective hydrogenation of acetylene on Cu–Pd intermetallic compounds and Pd atoms substituted Cu(111) surfaces
Dingwang Yuan, Li Cai, Tuanping Xie, Heting Liao, Wangyu Hu
Abstract
dissociation compared with the ordered Cu-Pd intermetallic compounds. Our theoretical results provide a strategy of crystal phase and composition control for enhancing the selectivity and activity of Cu-Pd catalysts towards acetylene selective hydrogenation.
Topics & Concepts
IntermetallicAcetylenePalladiumCatalysisMaterials scienceCopperCrystallographyChemistryPhysical chemistryInorganic chemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryAlloyAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis for Biomass Conversion