General techniques for the partial oxidation of alkenes by molecular oxygen are a goal for surface science and catalysis research as they may lead to more efficient and environmentallyfriendly industrial processes. In order to better understand the thermal surface chemistry of metal oxides toward alkene partial oxidation, the interactions of isobutene and propene on TiO2(110) were studied using temperature programmed desorption (TPD). Isobutene was found to adsorb and desorb molecularly below 250 K on the clean surface. With exposure to oxygen (>1000 L) and unknown quantities of water (
Revised: March 28, 2006 |
Published: February 15, 2006
Citation
Robbins M.D., and M.A. Henderson. 2006.The Partial Oxidation of Isobutene and Propene on TiO2(110).Journal of Catalysis 238, no. 1:111-121.PNNL-SA-47679.doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2005.11.041