S. Trautmann et M. Baerns, INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF CO ADSORPTION ON RHODIUM SUPPORTED BY SIO2, AL2O3, AND TIO2, Journal of catalysis, 150(2), 1994, pp. 335-344
CO adsorption on Rh (0.5 wt%) supported by SiO2, Al2O3, and TiO2 was s
tudied by DRIFT spectroscopy at 296 K and atmospheric pressure. A supp
ort effect on the particle size distribution was evident by dominant d
icarbonyl species on Rh/Al2O3 and Rh/TiO2, characteristic for CO adsor
ption on dispersed clusters, while significant proportions of linear-
and bridged-bonded CO, ascribed to CO adsorbed on crystalline rhodium,
were observed on Rh/SiO2. Adsorption and desorption of CO was nondiss
ociative on Rh/SiO2, while on Rh/Al2O3 and Rh/TiO2 CO dissociation occ
urred at 296 K. CO desorption at 296 K was reductive, which led to irr
eversible agglomeration of rhodium clusters; in thermal CO desorption
(up to 500 K), this process was strongly enhanced. (C) 1994 Academic P
ress, Inc.