Rationally designed laterally-condensed-catalysts deliver robust activity and selectivity for ethylene production in acetylene hydrogenation

Zehua Li, Eylül Öztuna, Katarzyna Skorupska, Olga V. Vinogradova, Afshan Jamshaid, Alexander Steigert, Christian Rohner, Maria Dimitrakopoulou, Mauricio J. Prieto, Christian Kunkel, Matus Stredansky, Pierre Kube, Michael Götte, Alexandra M. Dudzinski, Frank Girgsdies, Sabine Wrabetz, Wiebke Frandsen · 2024

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Zehua Li and co-authors design a new catalyst that turns a waste gas into a key plastic building block, in a 2024 paper. Future carbon plans may store carbon in solid form, which leaves acetylene gas to be cleaned into ethylene. Current palladium catalysts work poorly on rich feeds.

Computer models pointed to palladium mixed with carbon as more selective, and thin film tests backed that view. The team built a layered catalyst where a palladium film sits on a set buffer, giving control of the active face and depth. The design repairs itself in use and reached high output rates, beating known rivals. Coating methods from solar cell work may let it scale while saving costly metal. Further trials aim to lift results still higher.

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CREATORZehua Li, Eylül Öztuna, Katarzyna Skorupska, Olga V. Vinogradova, Afshan Jamshaid, Alexander Steigert, Christian Rohner, Maria Dimitrakopoulou, Mauricio J. Prieto, Christian Kunkel, Matus Stredansky, Pierre Kube, Michael Götte, Alexandra M. Dudzinski, Frank Girgsdies, Sabine Wrabetz, Wiebke Frandsen
YEAR2024
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE64 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11632098

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