Mechanistic insights into the structure‐dependent selectivity of catalytic furfural conversion on platinum catalysts
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Abstract
The effects of surface structures on the selectivity of catalytic furfural conversion over platinum (Pt) catalysts in the presence of hydrogen have been studied using first principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations and microkinetic modeling. Three Pt model surface structures, that is, flat Pt(111), stepped Pt(211), and Pt 55 cluster are chosen to represent the terrace, step, and corner sites of Pt nanoparticle. DFT results show that the dominant reaction route (hydrogenation or decarbonylation) in furfural conversion depends strongly on the structures (or reactive sites). Using the size‐dependent site distribution rule, our microkinetic modeling results indicate the decarbonylation route prevails over smaller Pt particles less than 1.4 nm while the hydrogenation is the dominant reaction route over larger Pt catalyst particles at T = 473 K and = 93 kPa. This is in good agreement with the reported experimental observations. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J , 61: 3812–3824, 2015
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