Exploring the validity of mechanistic studies in environmental catalysis
The investigation of reaction mechanisms for catalytic processes has a long and sometimes distinguished history and can lead to the development of improved processes. Two recent such examples are first the development of novel catalysts for the hydrogenation of organic acids and amides under very mild conditions based on Density Functional Theory calculations, and second the evolution of commercially viable silver-based catalysts for automotive emission control. However, in the literature there are also many examples of mechanistic schemes that are not based on solid experimental evidence, specifically because they lack good kinetic information linking the reactivity of potential reaction intermediates to the rate of formation of the main reaction products.
Robbie Burch
Centre for the Theory and Application of catalysis (CenTACat) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Queens University Belfast, N. Ireland, U.K.
国际会议
6th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis(第六届国际环境催化大会 ICEC 2010)
北京
英文
1-1
2010-09-12（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）