Publication date: Jun 10, 2022
The efficient activation of methane and simultaneous water dissociation are crucial in many catalytic reactions on oxide-supported transition metal catalysts. On very low-loaded Ni/CeO₂ surfaces, methane easily fully decomposes, CH₄ -> C + 4H, and water dissociates, H₂O -> OH + H. However, in important reactions such as the direct oxidation of methane to methanol (MTM), where complex interplay exists between reactants (CH₄, O₂), it is desirable to avoid the complete dehydrogenation of methane to carbon. Remarkably, the barrier for the activation of C-H bonds in CHx (x= 1-3) species on Ni/CeO₂ surfaces can be manipulated by adding Cu, forming bimetallic NiCu clusters, whereas the ease for cleavage of O-H bonds in water, is not affected by ensemble effects, as obtained from density functional theory-based calculations. CH4 activation occurs only on Ni sites and H₂O activation on both Ni and Cu sites. The MTM reaction pathway for the example of the Ni₃Cu₁/CeO₂ model catalyst predict higher selectivity and a lower activation barrier for methanol production, compared with that for Ni₄-CeO₂. These findings point toward a possible strategy to design active and stable catalysts which can be employed for methane activation and conversions.
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CH4gas_H2Ogas.zip
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49.6 KiB | DFT calculations of CH4 and H2O in gas phase |
Models.zip
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13.3 MiB | Includes the DFT calculations of the following surfaces models: Cu(111), Ni(111), Cu4.CeO2, Ni4.CeO2, Ni1Cu3.CeO2, Ni2Cu2.CeO2 and Ni3Cu1.CeO2 |
Methane_Activation.zip
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167.5 MiB | Includes the DFT calculations of Methane adsorption and activation on: Cu(111), Ni(111), Cu4.CeO2, Ni4.CeO2, Ni1Cu3.CeO2, Ni2Cu2.CeO2 and Ni3Cu1.CeO2. Also, the intermediate states of the complete decomposition of CH4 are found. |
Hydrogen_Adsorption.zip
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3.4 MiB | Includes the DFT calculations of Hydrogen atom adsorbed on: Cu4.CeO2, Ni4.CeO2, Ni1Cu3.CeO2, Ni2Cu2.CeO2 and Ni3Cu1.CeO2 |
Water_Activation.zip
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56.5 MiB | Includes the DFT calculations of Water adsorption and activation on: Cu(111), Ni(111), Cu4.CeO2, Ni4.CeO2, Ni1Cu3.CeO2, Ni2Cu2.CeO2 and Ni3Cu1.CeO2 |
Methanol_Formation.zip
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91.1 MiB | It contains all the relevant states for the formation of methanol from CH4 and O adsorbed on the Ni4.CeO2 and Ni3Cu1.CeO2 surfaces (see Figure 4 of the manuscript). |
README.txt
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2.4 KiB | Readme file with the relevant data description |
2022.75 (version v1) [This version] | Jun 10, 2022 | DOI10.24435/materialscloud:8y-7m |