In Situ Investigation of Methane Dry Reforming on Metal/Ceria(111) Surfaces : Metal–Support Interactions and C−H Bond Activation at Low Temperature
- Submitting institution
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University of Ulster
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 85836931
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1002/anie.201707538
- Title of journal
- Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
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- First page
- 13041
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 42
- ISSN
- 1433-7851
- Open access status
- Deposit exception
- Month of publication
- August
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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12
- Research group(s)
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B - Safewater
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Reforming of methane from renewable sources with suitable catalysts produces hydrogen for fuel cells. However, currently this process runs at high temperature due to the difficult first C-H activation step. The significance of this paper is that our first principles simulations discovered a new catalyst, based on low-loadings of Co on ceria, which experimental work shows drive room temperature methane activation. This catalyst makes the difficult first step in CH4 activation easier and was found to promote the formation of valuable two and three carbon products. This is a worldwide collaboration, with support from an EU FP7 project.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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