Abstract
Catalytic oxidation of ethylene was experimentally studied by wire microcalorimetry and mass spectrometry over the temperature range of 400-800 K at atmospheric pressure. The catalyst is a palladium oxide (PdO) surface on a polycrystalline palladium wire. For mixtures containing 0.3-0.6% C2H4 and 3.75% O2 in N2, the heat release rate as well as the mole fractions of gas-phase species were identified. Experimental observation revealed the temperature-dependent channels for the C2H4 oxidation, with mixed H2 release and H2O production below 580 K and complete oxidation to CO2 and H2O above 600 K. Analysis of the global reaction kinetics shows that for 620 ≤ T (K) ≤ 740 K the surface catalytic reaction rate is the first order in ethylene concentration and has an activation energy of 48.2± 1.4 kJ/mol. A surface chemistry model is proposed and the dissociative adsorption rate constant of C2H4 on PdO surface was determined by fitting the experimental data.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2233-2240 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Proceedings of the Combustion Institute |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Event | 30th International Symposium on Combustion - Chicago, IL, United States Duration: Jul 25 2004 → Jul 30 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Keywords
- Catalytic oxidation
- Ethylene combustion
- Pd-based catalyst
- Surface chemistry