Title

Segregation of Fischer-Tropsch reactants on cobalt nanoparticle surfaces

Authors

Authors

E. A. Lewis; D. Le; A. D. Jewell; C. J. Murphy; T. S. Rahman;E. C. H. Sykes

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Chem. Commun.

Keywords

ASSISTED CO DISSOCIATION; CARBON-MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN ADSORPTION; CO(0001); CHEMISORPTION; MECHANISM; HYDROCARBONS; COADSORPTION; DESORPTION; CATALYSTS; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

Using scanning tunnelling microscopy, we have visualized the segregation of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, the two reactants in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, on cobalt nanoparticles at catalytically relevant coverages. Density functional theory was used to interrogate the relevant energetics.

Journal Title

Chemical Communications

Volume

50

Issue/Number

49

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

6537

Last Page

6539

WOS Identifier

WOS:000336815400029

ISSN

1359-7345

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