Dy. Murzin, ON THE OPTIMUM CATALYST FOR HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC REACTIONS OVER METALS, Reaction kinetics and catalysis letters, 53(2), 1994, pp. 467-474
Optimum catalyst is discussed in terms of a surface electronic gas mod
el accounting for adsorbate-adsorbate interactions. For the two-step r
eaction the optimum coverage is equal to the values of Polanyi paramet
er. Optimum reaction rates are compared for surfaces with or without i
nteraction.