Unravelling the key factors in the chlorine-promoted epoxidation of ethylene over a silver–copper oxide nanocatalyst
Miguel Urbiztondo, Adrián Ramírez, José L. Hueso, Jesús Santamaría, A. Rabdel Ruiz‐Salvador, Said Hamad
Abstract
the formation of an oxametallacycle (OMC) is also accompanied by a direct route. Furthermore, the presence of chlorine seems to facilitate a more favorable adsorption energy for ethylene oxide (EO) than for acetaldehyde (AA), the main reaction by-product. As a result, complete oxidation of EO can be further prevented in the presence of this AgCuO hybrid heteronanostructure.
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CopperChlorineEthylene oxideOxideEthyleneKey (lock)Copper oxideMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryChemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryMetallurgyCatalysisPolymerComputer scienceCopolymerComputer securityCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials