13.5 Catalysis of Titanium and Vanadium Oxides
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Fig. 13.14 Energetic profile for the oxygen transfer reaction of V 2 O 5
+ with ethylene, where the
structures of the association product of V 2 O 5
+ with ethylene were displayed with the ethylene is
bound to two oxygen atoms or one oxygen atom. Reproduced with permission from Ref. [213].
Copyright 2003 American Chemical Society
After the above description, it is no surprise now even to researchers outside the
field of cluster science to recognize that much can be learned of its relevance to catalysis. The objective of metal cluster catalysis is to present how fundamental insights
into reaction mechanisms can be acquired through a joint and compatible experimental and theoretical approach. Comparing with crystallographic planes, certain
cluster structures can serve as ideal model surface sites and hence can be easily
studied using standard methods from cluster science. Researches have made advances
in terms of identifying suitable catalysts in place of palladium and demonstrating
that a study of cluster ions is a viable alternative method to study mechanisms of
catalysis, design new catalysts, and determine reactive sites.
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Fig. 13.14 Energetic profile for the oxygen transfer reaction of V 2 O 5
+ with ethylene, where the
structures of the association product of V 2 O 5
+ with ethylene were displayed with the ethylene is
bound to two oxygen atoms or one oxygen atom. Reproduced with permission from Ref. [213].
Copyright 2003 American Chemical Society
After the above description, it is no surprise now even to researchers outside the
field of cluster science to recognize that much can be learned of its relevance to catalysis. The objective of metal cluster catalysis is to present how fundamental insights
into reaction mechanisms can be acquired through a joint and compatible experimental and theoretical approach. Comparing with crystallographic planes, certain
cluster structures can serve as ideal model surface sites and hence can be easily
studied using standard methods from cluster science. Researches have made advances
in terms of identifying suitable catalysts in place of palladium and demonstrating
that a study of cluster ions is a viable alternative method to study mechanisms of
catalysis, design new catalysts, and determine reactive sites.