A combined theoretical and experimental study of the effects of residual chlorine on the behavior of Pd/γ-Al2O3 catalysts for methane oxidation

TONETTO, G.; FERREIRA, M.L.; DAMIANI, D.E.

JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Año: 2001 vol. 171 p. 123 - 141

1381-1169

Studies of the methane oxidation on Pd/γ-Al2O3 catalysts with and without chloride were made. The reaction was investigated at temperatures in the range 20-500°C using stoichiometric reactant mixture. Dissociation of methane and oxygen and desorption of carbon dioxide and water on Pd catalysts have been investigated using a Molecular Orbital approach of the Extended Hückel type, including repulsion terms. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.