Controlled selectivity for ethanol steam reforming reaction over doped CeO2 surfaces: The role of gallium
- Vecchietti, María Julia
- Lustemberg, Pablo German
- Fornero, Esteban Luis
- Calatayud, Mónica
- Collins, Sebastián Enrique
- Mohr, Susanne
- Ganduglia-Pirovano, M. Verónica
- Libuda, Jörg
- Bonivardi, Adrian L.
DOIAbstract
The ethanol steam reforming reaction, together with the adsorption and decomposition of ethanol was studied on CeO2 and gallium-doped ceria (CeGaOx) by a combined experimental and theoretical approach using infrared spectroscopy (IR), mass spectrometry (MS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. At 100°C, different types of monodentate ethoxy species were identified as standing-up (SU) on Ce4+ and lying-down (LD) on Ce4+ and Ga3+, with the alkyl chain more perpendicular or parallel to the surface, respectively. It is suggested that the incorporation of Ga into the ceria lattice changes the decomposition pathway of LD species, which converts to acetate instead of ethylene, attributed to the increased lattice oxygen lability in the...
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