Preferential occupation of molybdenum on the thin alumina film: Characterization by CO titration

Zhiquan Jiang, Weixin Huang, Hong Zhao, Zhen Zhang, Dali Tan, Xinhe Bao

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Abstract

A thin alumina film, the alumina model surfaces modified by the metallic molybdenum and by the MoO3 are titrated by CO chemisorption. Two types of CO adsorption sites, namely octahedrally and tetrahedrally coordinated Al3+ sites, are present on the thin alumina film. The thin alumina film prepared under UHV conditions can be used to simulate the conventional high-surface-area alumina supports in real catalysis. The deposited metallic molybdenum preferentially occupies octahedrally coordinated Al3+ site and suppresses CO chemisorption on this site, and oxidation of the surface molybdenum species enhances this suppression.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-34
Number of pages7
JournalCatalysis Today
Volume131
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Feb 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alumina
  • Molybdenum
  • Preferential occupation
  • Thermal desorption spectroscopy

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