Quantitative kinetics for mechanisms in heterogeneous catalysis

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Quantitative kinetics for mechanisms in heterogeneous catalysis

Author(s): Alec Wodtke, Florian Nitz 

Publication: Bunsen-Magazin 2025, 6, 230-233

Publisher: Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für physikalische Chemie e.V., Frankfurt

Language: English

DOI: 10.26125/j05z-f998

Abstract: Accurate measurement of elementary surface reaction rates is now possible using velocity-resolved kinetics (VRK). When combined with theoretical models, VRK provides unprecedented insight into catalytic mechanisms. This is demonstrated for hydrogen recombination on platinum, where quantum delocalization and spin entropy are critical, and for hydrogen oxidation on palladium, where adsorbate configurations create dynamic active sites. This synergy between precise experiment and theory is establishing a new, quantitative understanding of heterogeneous catalysis.

Cite this:  A. Wodtke, F. Nitz, Bunsen-Magazin 2025, 6, 230-233, DOI: 10.26125/j05z-f998

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