RELEVANT LEARNINGS FROM COST Acÿon D36 Molecular
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RELEVANT LEARNINGS FROM COST Acÿon D36 Molecular
Catalytic Spectroscopy Laboratory RELEVANT LEARNINGS FROM COST Ac1on D36 Molecular structure‐performance rela1onships at the surface of func1onal materials Miguel A. Bañares Insitute for Catalysis, CSIC, Madrid, SPAIN Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Cataly2c Spectroscopy Laboratory Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research www.cost.esf.org Molecular Structure-Performance Relationships at the Surface of Functional Materials D36 Start date: 2006 End date: 2011 Miguel A. Bañares Chair CSIC / Spain COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract D36 European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research www.cost.esf.org Main objective The main objective is an increase of the fundamental understanding of the chemistry occurring at surfaces and interfaces and the factors that tune it. COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract D36 www.cost.esf.org European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research Bulk vs. Surface - Functional materials safety, handling COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract D36 www.cost.esf.org European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research Bulk vs. Surface - Functional materials Surface interaction safety, handling COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract D36 www.cost.esf.org European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research Bulk vs. Surface - Functional materials Surface interaction safety, handling COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract D36 www.cost.esf.org European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research Bulk vs. Surface - Functional materials Surface interaction safety, handling COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract D36 www.cost.esf.org European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research Bulk vs. Surface - Functional materials Surface interaction Operation may transform the structures: advanced “in situ” characterization methodologies that “look” at the functional materials while they are working safety, handling COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract SAR ‐ Structure‐ac1vity rela1onships Who is doing what? The n‐par1cle or n‐structure? Nanoparticles may help expose faces with specific properties and particle size is critical for several applications We want the properties of a nanoparticle without the hassle of a nanoparticle: - safety: exposure, ... problems grow when particles size shrinks Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica - handling/operation ... not easy Is it the nanoparticle or the nanostructure? --> immobilization --> generate the nanostructure at the surface of microscaled materials –– minimize exposure ... Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 NANOPARTICLE IMMOBILIZATION vs. GENERATING NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica - immobilization: - entrapment would be safest, but limited to some applications: optical, magnetic, ... not for catalysis, sensing, ... surface properties - need an immobilization that respects surface properties - support-nP interaction has an effect ... the property I need the safety/convenience I need Sensing, catalysis, ... microparticles, polymers, matrix, tile, chip, ... Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 NANOPARTICLE IMMOBILIZATION vs. GENERATING NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica - immobilization: - entrapment would be safest, but limited to some applications: optical, magnetic, ... not for catalysis, sensing, ... surface properties - need an immobilization that respects surface properties - support-nP interaction has an effect ... the property I need the safety/convenience I need Sensing, catalysis, ... microparticles, polymers, matrix, tile, chip, ... Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Entrapment Entrapment NANOPARTICLE IMMOBILIZATION vs. GENERATING NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Entrapment Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Entrapment Entrapment NANOPARTICLE IMMOBILIZATION vs. GENERATING NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE Safest Not for surface-related properties Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Entrapment Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Entrapment Entrapment NANOPARTICLE IMMOBILIZATION vs. GENERATING NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE Surface interaction Safest Not for surface-related properties Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Entrapment Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Entrapment Entrapment NANOPARTICLE IMMOBILIZATION vs. GENERATING NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE interface n-particle Surface interaction Safest Not for surface-related properties Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Entrapment support Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Entrapment Entrapment NANOPARTICLE IMMOBILIZATION vs. GENERATING NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE interface n-particle Safest Not for surface-related properties Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Entrapment support Surface interaction Nanoparticle-support interaction - CHANGES - TUNES - CANCELS - CREATES ..... properties Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Entrapment Entrapment Support‐nanopar1cle interac1on TUNING INTERACTION TO MODULATE PROPERTIES Tangential Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Incipient interface interaction Interfase Extensive solid-state reaction Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Supported or immobilized nanopar1cles SYNTHESIS EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF NANOPARTICLES ON LARGER MICROPARTICLES -- HIERARCHICHAL NANODISPERSION CHARACTERIZATION VERY SUBTLE CHANGES HAVE TO BE ASSSESSED IN STRUCTURE AND IN PROPERTIES Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica MODELING - DESCRIPTION TO UNDERSTAND/PREDICT PROPERTIES Co3O4 nanoparticles on Al2O3 microparticles PCT/ES2009/070299 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Glycerol carbonate Products O || Biological process (DMC, enzyme) O O H O | O H O | H O | Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Glycerol carbonate H O | H O | Glycerol Glycidol Supercritical process (CO2) Epoxi resins Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Glycerol carbonate Products O || Biological process (DMC, enzyme) O O A E R H O | Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica U H O | H O | Glycerol H O | O Glycerol carbonate Glycidol Supercritical process (CO2) Epoxi resins Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 H O | Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Hierarchically dispersed Co3O4 NPs on ZnO micropar1cles F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 JF Fernández, F Rubio Marcos, V Calvino Casilda, M A Bañares Gonzalez ES patent P201031234 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Glycerol carbonate selec1vity 96% at 69% glycerol conversion F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Glycerol carbonate selec1vity 96% at 69% glycerol conversion F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Glycerol carbonate selec1vity 96% at 69% glycerol conversion Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Catalyst treatment F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Hierarchically dispersed Co3O4 NPs on ZnO micropar1cles Raman spectra reveal support interac1on F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Hierarchically dispersed Co3O4 NPs on ZnO micropar1cles Raman spectra reveal support interac1on F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Hierarchically dispersed Co3O4 NPs on ZnO micropar1cles Raman spectra reveal support interac1on F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Hierarchically dispersed Co3O4 NPs on ZnO micropar1cles F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Hierarchically dispersed Co3O4 NPs on ZnO micropar1cles F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Hierarchically dispersed Co3O4 NPs on ZnO micropar1cles F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Hierarchically dispersed Co3O4 NPs on ZnO micropar1cles F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Glycerol carbonyla1on to glycerol carbonate URETHANE CARBONATE Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica GLYCEROL F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Glycerol carbonyla1on to glycerol carbonate URETHANE CARBONATE Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica GLYCEROL F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Glycerol carbonyla1on to glycerol carbonate URETHANE CARBONATE Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica GLYCEROL F. Rubio-Marcosa, V. Calvino-Casilda, M.A. Bañares, J.F. Fernandez, Journal of Catalysis 275 (2010) 288–293 Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Operando Raman‐MS and GC cell Mass spectrometry Catalyst bed Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Gas Chromatography Raman spectrometer Reac1on Gas inltet Reac1on oven heated up to 600ºC ©M.A.Bañares Thermocouple miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 OPERANDO methodology: Spectra are taken during cataly1c reac1on, and reac1on products are analyzed simultaneously on line (Miguel A. Bañares, ICP‐ CSIC, Madrid). Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory NANOPARTICLES GENERATED DURING REACTION Operando Raman‐GCduring propane ammoxida1on Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Operando Raman-GC show that molecularly dispersed VOx and SbOx aggregate into VSbO4 nanocrystals Guerrero and Bañares, Chem. Commun. modeli Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 NANOPARTICLES GENERATED DURING REACTION Operando Raman‐GCduring propane ammoxida1on Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Operando Raman-GC show that molecularly dispersed VOx and SbOx aggregate into VSbO4 nanocrystals Guerrero and Bañares, Chem. Commun. modeli Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 NANOPARTICLES GENERATED DURING REACTION Operando Raman‐GCduring propane ammoxida1on Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Operando Raman-GC show that molecularly dispersed VOx and SbOx aggregate into VSbO4 nanocrystals Guerrero and Bañares, Chem. Commun. modeli Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Propane ammoxida&on runs great Ethane ammoxida&ons does not run Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica Alkane + NH3 Nitrile Rojas, Calatayud, Guerrero, Bañares, Catal. Today (2010) the surface Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Nanopar1cles property related to nanostructured surface nanoparticles vs. nanostructured surface Immobilization is an approach: Support: KEEPS CHANGES CREATES PROPERTIES PROPERTIES NEW PROPERTIES Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica But the properties or nanoparticles are in part due to their nanostructured surface ... ... there is a need to understand nanostructure effect on particles of any size (nano, micro, ...) THE SURFACE IS THE KEY PERFORMER Nanoparticles form during treatment Nanoparticles vs. nanostructured surfaces calcium Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Glycerol oligomeriza1on over solid base catalysts Agnieszka Ruppert, Monica Calatayud, Bert Weckhuysen Utrecht University, the Netherlands Universitè P.M. Curie, France miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Glycerol oligomeriza2on: Catalyst Ac2vity Na2CO3 homogeneous catalyst • CaO‐C: higher surface area material (BET 54 m2/g) • conversion increased, selec1vity maintained Conversion aaer 20 hours of reac1on. Ar, 220oC; no solvent miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Glycerol oligomeriza2on: Catalyst Ac2vity Na2CO3 homogeneous catalyst • CaO‐C: higher surface area material (BET 54 m2/g) • conversion increased, selec1vity maintained Conversion aaer 20 hours of reac1on. Ar, 220oC; no solvent miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Glycerol oligomeriza2on: Catalyst Ac2vity Na2CO3 homogeneous catalyst • CaO‐C: higher surface area material (BET 54 m2/g) • conversion increased, selec1vity maintained Conversion aaer 20 hours of reac1on. Ar, 220oC; no solvent miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 CaO catalysts Preparation CaO-A from Ca(NO3)2 CaO-B from Ca(OH)2 CaO-C from Ca via Ca(OMe)2 CaO-A CaO-B CaO-C SEM images, magnification 80.000 X A.M. Ruppert, B.M. Weckhuysen Patent EP1961726A1, NWO (Aspect) miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Modelling the systems geometry of the interaction • strength of the interaction • deprotonation of the molecule • - comparison of MO (M=Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) surfaces - defects: stepped CaO surface AIM : structure-reactivity relationship miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Regular (001) surface MgO long BaO 3.00 3.41 3.67 3.96 dlong Å 4.25 4.82 5.20 5.60 √2×√2 area Å2 36.15 46.49 54.00 62.69 θ molec/nm2 2.77 2.15 1.85 1.60 rt 1×1 SrO dshort Å √2×√2 o h s CaO coverage θ=1/4 molecules/ surface M MgO miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 CaO SrO BaO Basicity and dissociation Surface + glycerol → surf+gly Eads > 0 exothermic 4.00 best mode 3.50 3.00 2.50 • glycerol absorp1on on (001) surfaces of MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO studies 2.00 1.50 • same empirical glycerol conversion (MgO < CaO < SrO < BaO) 1.00 0.50 0.00 MgO CaO SrO BaO M. Calatayud, A. M. Ruppert, B. M. Weckhuysen Chem. Eur. J. 15 (2009) 10864 miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Basicity and dissociation Surface + glycerol → surf+gly Eads > 0 exothermic 4.00 best mode 3.50 3.00 2.50 • glycerol absorp1on on (001) surfaces of MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO studies 2.00 1.50 • same empirical glycerol conversion (MgO < CaO < SrO < BaO) 1.00 0.50 0.00 Almost not dissociated MgO CaO Partially dissociated SrO BaO Partially dissociated Fully dissociated M. Calatayud, A. M. Ruppert, B. M. Weckhuysen Chem. Eur. J. 15 (2009) 10864 miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Basicity and dissociation Surface + glycerol → surf+gly Eads > 0 exothermic 4.00 best mode 3.50 2nd best mode 3.00 2.50 • glycerol absorp1on on (001) surfaces of MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO studies 2.00 1.50 • same empirical glycerol conversion (MgO < CaO < SrO < BaO) 1.00 0.50 0.00 Almost not dissociated MgO CaO Partially dissociated SrO BaO Partially dissociated Fully dissociated M. Calatayud, A. M. Ruppert, B. M. Weckhuysen Chem. Eur. J. 15 (2009) 10864 miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Stepped CaO surface • (501) plane • different starting points relaxed frozen miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 coverage θ=1/10 molecules/surface M Geometry of adsorption Glycerol adsorbs as an extension of the step miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Geometry of adsorption Glycerol adsorbs as an extension of the step miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Activity and dissociation Surface + glycerol → surf+gly Eads > 0 exothermic 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 MgO CaO SrO BaO CaO step Step is more basic Almost complete deprotonation M. Calatayud, A. M. Ruppert, B. M. Weckhuysen Chem. Eur. J. 15 (2009) 10864 miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Activity and dissociation Surface + glycerol → surf+gly Eads > 0 exothermic 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 MgO CaO SrO BaO CaO step Step is more basic Almost complete deprotonation M. Calatayud, A. M. Ruppert, B. M. Weckhuysen Chem. Eur. J. 15 (2009) 10864 miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Mechanism involving Lewis sites Ca atom may activate the OH as leaving group M. Calatayud, A. M. Ruppert, B. M. Weckhuysen Chem. Eur. J. 15 (2009) 10864 miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Conclusions .... for catalysis people Glycerol oligomeriza2on: conclusions • Ac1vity of low‐surface area basic oxide materials parallels their basicity: BaO > SrO > CaO > MgO • CaO can be made more reac1ve than Na2CO3 and BaO provided the right prepara1on method is applied • CaO‐based materials containing the right balance of Lewis acid and basic sites possess very high ac1vity in the selec1ve etherifica1on of glycerol towards di‐ and triglycerol. • CaO colloidal par1cles are highly ac1ve in glycerol oligomeriza1on miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Conclusions .... revisited ⇒ Defects play a key role in the reactivity of the material ⇒nanostructure M. Calatayud, A. M. Ruppert, B. M. Weckhuysen Chem. Eur. J. 15 (2009) 10864 miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Aalto Univeristy, Finland Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, France • Stability of Hydroxylated (1h11) and (1h01) Surfaces of Monoclinic Zirconia: A Combined Study by DFT and Infrared Spectroscopy • Structure and Stability of Formates and Carbonates on Monoclinic Zirconia: A Combined Study by Density Functional Theory and Infrared Spectroscopy • Korhonen, Calatayud and Krause • FINLAND AND FRANCE The formation of formates and (bi)carbonates was studied on hydrated monoclinic zirconia. Comparison of the adsorption energies suggested that the favored structures for the formates and bicarbonates on zirconia are of bridged type. Additional support for these structures was provided by the good agreement between the calculated vibrational frequencies and the vibrational frequencies observed by in situ DRIFTS. The adsorption energies further suggested that the terminal hydroxyl groups are more reactive than the 2-fold coordinated species Korhonen, Calatayud, Krause, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112(2008)16096 Korhonen, Calatayud, Krause, J. Hpys. Chem. C 112 (2008) 6469 COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 V alkali ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract Aalto Univeristy, Finland Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, France The formation of formates and (bi)carbonates was studied on hydrated monoclinic zirconia. Comparison of the adsorption energies suggested that the favored structures for the formates and bicarbonates on zirconia are of bridged type. Additional support for these structures was provided by the good agreement between the calculated vibrational frequencies and the vibrational frequencies observed by in situ DRIFTS. The adsorption energies further suggested that the terminal hydroxyl groups are more reactive than the 2-fold coordinated species Korhonen, Calatayud, Krause, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112(2008)16096 Korhonen, Calatayud, Krause, J. Hpys. Chem. C 112 (2008) 6469 COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 V alkali ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract Aalto Univeristy, Finland Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, France The formation of formates and (bi)carbonates was studied on hydrated monoclinic zirconia. Comparison of the adsorption energies suggested that the favored structures for the formates and bicarbonates on zirconia are of bridged type. Additional support for these structures was provided by the good agreement between the calculated vibrational frequencies and the vibrational frequencies observed by in situ DRIFTS. The adsorption energies further suggested that the terminal hydroxyl groups are more reactive than the 2-fold coordinated species Korhonen, Calatayud, Krause, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112(2008)16096 Korhonen, Calatayud, Krause, J. Hpys. Chem. C 112 (2008) 6469 COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 V alkali ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract Aalto Univeristy, Finland Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 06, France The formation of formates and (bi)carbonates was studied on hydrated monoclinic zirconia. Comparison of the adsorption energies suggested that the favored structures for the formates and bicarbonates on zirconia are of bridged type. Additional support for these structures was provided by the good agreement between the calculated vibrational frequencies and the vibrational frequencies observed by in situ DRIFTS. The adsorption energies further suggested that the terminal hydroxyl groups are more reactive than the 2-fold coordinated species Korhonen, Calatayud, Krause, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112(2008)16096 Korhonen, Calatayud, Krause, J. Hpys. Chem. C 112 (2008) 6469 COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 V alkali ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract Alkali dopants on structure, reducibility and Raman spectra of vanadia‐1tania catalysts Another model: MOH adsorption •! More realistic: catalysts are often prepared by impregnation of alkali hydroxyde. •! It avoids the reduction of the surface by adsorption of a neutral atom: M ! M+ + 1eV5+ + 1e- !V4+ M V1 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica O O •! •! M+ around vanadia oxygen sites OH- on surface Ti M V1 V2 •! Oxygen sites now in the model: V=O, V-O-V, V-O-Ti, OH Catalytic Spectroscopy Laboratory Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Alkali dopants on structure, reducibility and Raman spectra of vanadia‐1tania catalysts M V1 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica O Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Alkali dopants on structure, reducibility and Raman spectra of vanadia‐1tania catalysts M V1 Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica O Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Summary SAR: structure relationships, depend on the surface structure Nanoparticles properties can be obtained via nanotextured surfaces Exposure of nanoparticles can be minimized by support immobilization Support effect: change/modify/create-new properties Miguel A. Bañares Ins1tuto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica SYNTHESIS - controlling production, properties, scalable UNDERSTANDING - in situ/operando characterization vs. modelling ... we can asses reactivity under different conditions, this may be used to assess/tune toxicity Cataly&c Spectroscopy Laboratory miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 Acknowledgments Support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation “Subprograma de Fomento de la Cooperación Científica Internacional” COST is supported by the EU RTD Framework Programme miércoles 6 de abril de 2011 25 ESF provides the COST Office through an EC contract