Catalyst poisoning by methyl groups

Concepts

Materials SciencePremature DeactivationEngineeringChemical HazardCatalyst PoisoningOrganic ChemistryCatalysisSurface-bound Methyl GroupChemistryHydrogenCatalyst PreparationCatalytic ProcessTechnical ConditionsChemical KineticsCatalyst Activation

Abstract

Palladium catalysts which showed premature deactivation under technical conditions were studied by means of inelastic incoherent neutron scattering (INS) spectroscopy revealing the cause of the poisoning to be a surface-bound methyl group.

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