A Mass Spectrometry and XPS Investigation of the Catalytic Decompostion of Formic Acid

A Mass Spectrometry and XPS Investigation of the Catalytic Decompostion of Formic Acid

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This thesis examines the catalytic characteristics of two materials with respect to the decomposition of Formic Acid. The decomposition of formic acid proceeds via two principal reaction pathways: dehydration and dehydrogenation. Dehydrogenation is a valuable reaction producing Hydrogen suitable f...

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Main Author: Selwyn, John
Language:en
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Formic Acid
Catalysis
XPS
Decomposition
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/22911
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-OOU-OLD.-229112013-04-05T03:21:10ZA Mass Spectrometry and XPS Investigation of the Catalytic Decompostion of Formic AcidSelwyn, JohnFormic AcidCatalysisXPSDecompositionThis thesis examines the catalytic characteristics of two materials with respect to the decomposition of Formic Acid. The decomposition of formic acid proceeds via two principal reaction pathways: dehydration and dehydrogenation. Dehydrogenation is a valuable reaction producing Hydrogen suitable for use in fuel cells whereas the dehydration pathway produces carbon monoxide, a poison for many fuel cell materials. One of the surface species, the formate ion, is also implicated in other important chemical reactions, most notably the water gas shift and the decomposition of methanol. The author seeks to document various intermediate surface species associated with the two reaction pathways with hope to use this information to future tailoring of catalysts for greater selectivity.2012-06-19T07:10:47Z2012-06-19T07:10:47Z20122012-06-19Thèse / Thesishttp://hdl.handle.net/10393/22911en
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topic Formic Acid
Catalysis
XPS
Decomposition
spellingShingle Formic Acid
Catalysis
XPS
Decomposition
Selwyn, John
A Mass Spectrometry and XPS Investigation of the Catalytic Decompostion of Formic Acid
description This thesis examines the catalytic characteristics of two materials with respect to the decomposition of Formic Acid. The decomposition of formic acid proceeds via two principal reaction pathways: dehydration and dehydrogenation. Dehydrogenation is a valuable reaction producing Hydrogen suitable for use in fuel cells whereas the dehydration pathway produces carbon monoxide, a poison for many fuel cell materials. One of the surface species, the formate ion, is also implicated in other important chemical reactions, most notably the water gas shift and the decomposition of methanol. The author seeks to document various intermediate surface species associated with the two reaction pathways with hope to use this information to future tailoring of catalysts for greater selectivity.
author Selwyn, John
author_facet Selwyn, John
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title A Mass Spectrometry and XPS Investigation of the Catalytic Decompostion of Formic Acid
title_short A Mass Spectrometry and XPS Investigation of the Catalytic Decompostion of Formic Acid
title_full A Mass Spectrometry and XPS Investigation of the Catalytic Decompostion of Formic Acid
title_fullStr A Mass Spectrometry and XPS Investigation of the Catalytic Decompostion of Formic Acid
title_full_unstemmed A Mass Spectrometry and XPS Investigation of the Catalytic Decompostion of Formic Acid
title_sort mass spectrometry and xps investigation of the catalytic decompostion of formic acid
publishDate 2012
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