Methyl formation from methanol decomposition on Pd{111} and Pt{111}

Robert J. Levis, Jiang Zhicheng, Nicholas Winograd, Sohail Akhter, J. M. White

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Abstract

The decomposition of CH3OH adsorbed on Pd{111} and Pt{111} is compared as the surface is heated between 100 and 500 K. Using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and thermal programmed desorption (TPD) it is suggested that an anomalous CH3+ ion signal observed previously by Akhter and White on oxygen precovered Pt{111} arises from the formation of a surface CH3 species resulting from activation of the C-O bond of CH3OH. This interpretation stems from a recent observation by Levis, Zhicheng and Winograd that CH3OH decomposes to CH3, OH and OCH3 on clean Pd{111} between 100 and 300 K. The results are discussed in terms of the relative ability of these metals to synthesize CH3OH from CO and H2.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)385-389
Number of pages5
JournalCatalysis Letters
Volume1
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 1988

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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