Surface chemistry

Francesc Illas

This research line investigates different heterogeneously catalyzed chemical reactions that are relevant either to chemical industry or to environment. In the first block we have been involved in olefin partial oxidation and the water gas shift reaction while paradigmatic examples of the second block with contributions of our group are DeSOx and NO reduction by CO. Finally, structure, properties and reactivity of supported metal clusters is being investigated from different points of view. In particular, we mention the unexpected and unique reactivity of Au nanoparticles supported on TiC.

 

 

Catalyst surface→ Reaction paths

Relevant publications (last 5 years)


“CO2 Activation and Methanol Synthesis on Au/TiC and Cu/TiC Catalysts: Au-C and Cu-C Interactions and the Effects of Charge Polarization on Chemical Reactivity”,
A. B. Vidal, L. Feria, J. Evans, Y. Takahashi, P. Liu, K. Nakamura, F. Illas and J. A. Rodriguez,
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 3 (2012) 2275-2280

 “A New type of Strong Metal-Support Interaction and the Production of H2 through the Transformation of Water
on Pt/CeO2(111) and Pt/CeOx/TiO2(110) catalysts”,
 A. Bruix, J. A. Rodriguez, P. J. Ramírez, S. D. Senanayake, J. Evans, J. B. Park, D. Stacchiola, P. Liu, J. Hrbek and F. Illas,
 J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134 (2012) 8968-8974

 “Support Nanostructure Boosts Oxygen Transfer to Catalytically Active Platinum Nanoparticles”,
G. N. Vayssilov, Y. Lykhach, A. Migani, T. Staudt, G. P. Petrova, N. Tsud, T. Skála, A. Bruix, F. Illas, K. C. Prince, V. Matolín, K. M. Neyman, J. Libuda,
Nature Materials, 10 (2011) 310-135

“Role of Au-C interactions on the catalytic activity of Au nanoparticles supported on TiC(001) towards molecular oxygen dissociation”,
 J. A. Rodriguez, L. Feria, T. Jirsak, Y. Takahashi, K. Nakamura and F. Illas,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 132 (2010) 3177-3186

“Desulfurization of thiophene on Au/TiC(001): Au-C interactions and charge polarization”,
J. A. Rodriguez, P. Liu, Y. Takahashi, K. Nakamura, F. Viñes and F. Illas,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131 (2009) 8595-8602
 
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