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Effect of Sr Substitution in LaMnO 3 (100) on Catalytic Conversion of Acetic Acid to Ketene and Combustion-Like Products...

by Yafen Zhang, David R Mullins, Aditya Savara
Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Publication Date
Page Numbers
4148 to 4157
Volume
123
Issue
7

The chemistry of acetic acid reactions was studied over La1–xSrxMnO3(100) surfaces (x = 0, 0.3, or 0.7). Two types of temperature-programmed reaction (TPR) experiments were performed: pre-exposure TPRs as well as continuous-exposure TPRs (CE-TPRs). The main products observed in both types of experiments were CO, CO2, H2O, acetaldehyde, and ketene (ethenone). In acetic acid CE-TPR experiments with 1:1 codosing of oxygen, the surfaces showed ketene production in the order of LaMnO3(100) > La0.7Sr0.3MnO3(100) > La0.3Sr0.7MnO3(100). The presence of oxygen increased the absolute amount of ketene produced. The results are consistent with ketene being formed by a dehydration mechanism, with the pathway suppressed if there are too many surface oxygen vacancies. The effect of Sr substitution can be explained as increasing the ease of (or initial quantity of) oxygen vacancies, thereby decreasing the amount of surface oxygens which ultimately inhibits both ketene formation and formation of the combustion-like products CO, CO2, and H2O. Our interpretation is that both of these routes are catalyzed by sites (or site ensembles) that include surface oxygens, which is consistent with other published studies.