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Operando Spectroscopic Monitoring of Active Species in CO2 Hydrogenation at Elevated Pressure and Temperature: Steady-State versus Transient Analysis
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posted on 2021-09-07, 15:36 authored by Alina Gau, Jannis Hack, Nobutaka Maeda, Daniel M. MeierOperando infrared spectroscopy is
an invaluable tool to provide
a deep insight into underlying mechanisms in heterogeneous catalysis.
Recent advances in spectroscopic techniques enabled operando analysis
under elevated pressure and temperature. In this study we compared
a conventional steady-state IR analysis with a transient IR analysis
by modulation excitation spectroscopy (MES) using a model reaction,
CO2 hydrogenation to methanol at 30 bar and 250 °C.
The steady-state IR spectra provide information about surface properties
of catalysts while the transient IR spectra are a powerful tool to
unveil the kinetics of surface species involved in catalytic cycles
and therefore to determine rate-limiting step. Operando MES-IR spectroscopy
evidenced that under the reaction conditions (30 bar, 250 °C)
hydrogenation of surface methoxy species (CH3O−)
is the rate-limiting step for the Cu–Zn based catalyst. We
herein demonstrate that comparative analysis of both steady-state
and transient spectra at elevated pressure provides a solid understanding
of surface processes, allowing a rational catalyst design.
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