Reaction Kinetics Workshop, Part I Outline
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Reaction Kinetics Workshop, Part I Outline
Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Reaction Kinetics Workshop, Part I June 12, 2016 University of Delaware Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Center for Catalytic Science and Technology (CCST) Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), an Energy Frontier Research Center CCEI is an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Sciences Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Outline Types of catalytic kinetic models and microkinetic modeling Overview of parameter estimation methods and scales Accuracy Lateral interactions Semi‐empirical methods Thermodynamic consistency MKM uses Reactor design, analysis, catalyst discovery Kinetic Monte Carlo 1 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Outline Types of catalytic kinetic models and microkinetic modeling Overview of parameter estimation methods and scales Accuracy Lateral interactions Semi‐empirical methods Thermodynamic consistency MKM uses Reactor design, analysis, catalyst discovery Kinetic Monte Carlo Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Surface Reaction Rate Calculation Paradigm • Hierarchy of calculation of surface reaction rates Empirical ratelaw; typically fitted to experimental data LangmuirHinshelwood ratelaw; developed using rate determining step (RDS) and MF theory Microkinetic analysis; No assumptions on RDS (Dumesic, 1993) Complexity/Reliability/Accuracy 2 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Global reaction rate models Reaction A+B Products Typical power‐low expression E / RT a b r=k eff C A C B ; k eff =A eff e eff The parameters have no physical significance Exponents unrelated to stoichiometry Apparent activation energies can be negative Prediction is reliable within the given experimental space Can describe overall rate and heat effects Simple interpolation models Not good for process optimization Can typically describe only one set of data Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation An example of scatter in literature rate expressions for CH4 catalytic combustion on Pt Investigator Yao (Ind. Eng. Chem. Prod. Res. Dev., 1980) Lam & Trimm (Chem. Eng. Sci., 1980) Ea(kcal/mol) aCH4 bO2 21 1.0 -0.6 1.0/0.75 18/40 1.0 Aube & Sapoundijev (CCE, 2000) 13 1.0 Firth & Holland (Trans. Faraday Soc., 1969) 48 1.0 Niwa et al. (App. Cat, 1983) 29 0.9 0.0 Aryafar & Zaera (Cat. Lett, 1997) 32 1.1 -0.1 Song et al. (Combust. Flame, 1991) 33 1.0 0.5 Literature rate expressions (mostly under ‘fuel‐rich’ conditions) indicate scatter in activation energies and rxn orders Is the scatter a result of (1) different operating conditions and surface area, (2) catalyst preparation, (3) fitting procedure/inadequacy of power‐law kinetics? 3 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Summary of LH rate expressions LH expressions are based on a priori assumptions and intuition They are usually fitted using a limited number of data Multiple rate expressions can describe the same data Multiple parameters even for the same rate expression may exist Even if data is well‐fitted, parameters may be physically unreasonable LH expressions, even if correct, are limited to one regime and cannot describe changes in RDS, MARI, etc. with operating conditions Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation LH Rates on Rh CH4 total oxidation (combustion) CH4 + 2O2= CO2 + 2H2O Steam reforming of CH4 CO2-reforming of CH4 RWGS = effectiveness factor 4 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Comparison of model to data: Conversion Process is away from equilibrium Model fits data fairly well Reactions in series is proposed Combustion of syngas is important dashed lines=model w/o consecutive combustion of CO and H2; solid lines=model with consecutive CO and H2 combustion Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Are the parameters/model reasonable? Estimated parameters Hads [kcal/mol] 13.9 39.5 6.2 Models may fit but most often than not include unrealistic parameters 5 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Microkinetic Modeling An example • All relevant elementary reactions – Written by hand or computer generated1 • No simplifying assumptions • Rate determining step (RDS), partial equilibrium (PE), quasi‐steady state (QSS), and most abundant reaction intermediate (MARI) are all computed • Reactor + Catalyst model needed – Use computer software, such as surface CHEMKIN3, Cantera2, or Matlab H 2( g ) 12 O2( g ) H 2O( g ) Elementary Re actions H 2( g ) 2* 2 H * O2( g ) 2* 2O * H * O* HO * * HO * H * H 2O * * H 2O* H 2O( g ) 1Ring: Rangarajan et al., Computers & Chemical Engineering 45, 114 (2012). (Matlab Chem Kinetics Package): Goodwin et al., Cantera: An Object-oriented Software Toolkit for Chemical Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Transport Processes. 2014. 3Chemkin (Fortran Chem Kinetics Package): Coltrin; Kee and Rupley, Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 23, 1111 (1991). Coltrin; Kee and Rupley Surface CHEMKIN (Version 4. 0): A Fortran package for analyzing heterogeneous chemical kinetics at a solid-surface---gas-phase interface; SAND-90-8003B; 1991. Reactor Design (commercial kinetics software) 2Cantera Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Outline Types of catalytic kinetic models and microkinetic modeling Overview of parameter estimation methods and scales Accuracy Lateral interactions Semi‐empirical methods Thermodynamic consistency MKM uses Analysis Catalyst discovery 6 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Parameter Estimation of Microkinetic Models Parameters fitted to data Inability to simultaneously predict multiple experimental sets Parameters estimated with empirical methods (Bond-Order Conservation) Efficient, reasonable accuracy (2-4 kcal/mol) Limited to small adsorbates Density functional theory (DFT)-based semi-empirical methods Group additivity, Brønsted-Evans-Polanyi (BEP) relations Parameters obtained from DFT Fairly accurate (<5 kcal/mol) Hierarchical methods Empirical or semi-empirical to screen; DFT to refine (zero coverage limit) Include coverage effects Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Hierarchy Enables Rapid Screening of Chemistry, Fuels, and Catalysts Accuracy, cost Reactor scale: Performance Pseudo-homogeneous: Ideal: PFR, CSTR, etc. Transport correlations Catalyst scale: Reaction rate Electronic scale: Parameter estimation Continuum: MF-ODEs Mesoscopic: PDEs Quantum-based correlations: BEPs, GA, LSRs Discrete: CG-KMC Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Discrete: KMC Quantum: ab initio, DFT, TST, CPMD, QM/MM MD 7 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Outline Types of catalytic kinetic models and microkinetic modeling Overview of parameter estimation methods and scales Accuracy Lateral interactions Semi‐empirical methods Thermodynamic consistency MKM uses Reactor design, analysis, catalyst discovery Kinetic Monte Carlo Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Accuracy of MKM • Myth: A microkinetic (detailed) model [even with DFT input] can quantitatively describe experimental data 8 10 0 10 -1 10 -2 C2H6O2 Steam Reforming Ea: 18 kcal mol-1 Ea: 15 kcal mol 1.8 1.9 2 1000 T CO2 Rate / min-1 10 10 10 -1 2.1 2.2 -1 -1 2.3 Ea: 26 kcal mol-1 -2 1.8 Ea: 20 kcal mol-1 1.9 2 1000 T 1 10 0 10 -1 10 -2 Ea: 17 kcal mol-1 Ea: 15 kcal mol 1.8 1.9 /K 0 -4 10 2.1 2.2 -1 -1 /K 2.3 10 2 10 0 10 -1 10 -2 1.8 -1 2.1 1000 T -1 / K-1 1 0.5 2.2 2.3 Ea: 13 kcal mol-1 Ea: 16 kcal mol-1 1.9 2 1000 T 2.1 2.2 -1 -1 Normalized Sensitivity Coefficient 1 CO Rate / min-1 10 H2 Rate / min-1 H2 Rate / min-1 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation 0.4 0.35 0.3 0.25 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.05 0 2.3 /K 1st (C-H) Thermal Dehydrogenation 2nd (C-H) Thermal Dehydrogenation 1st (O-H) Thermal Dehydrogenation 1st (C-H) Oxidative Dehydrogenation 1st (O-H) Oxidative Dehydrogenation 0.45 T = 483K Excess Water T = 483K Stoichiometric T = 543K Excess Water T = 543K Stoichiometric Feed Conditions Model (♦) Experiments (■) Good agreement with data* No parameter fitting performed * Kandoi et al., J. Phys. Chem. C 115 (4) 961 (2011) Thermal dehydrogenation steps are kinetically most important OH*‐mediated steps inactive on Pt (due to low [OH*]) Christiansen and Vlachos, App. Cat. A: General 431–432, 18 (2012). Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation You Need to Ensure That MKM Captures Correctly Temperature effects Reaction orders of reactants Reaction orders of products (Effect of co‐feeding products) Ideally the RDS is tested spectroscopically Ideally the MASI is tested via IR Salciccioli; Stamatakis; Caratzoulas and Vlachos, Chem. Eng. Sci. 66, 4319 (2011). 9 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Outline • Types of catalytic kinetic models and microkinetic modeling • Overview of parameter estimation methods and scales • Accuracy • Lateral interactions • Semi‐empirical methods • Thermodynamic consistency • MKM uses – Reactor design, analysis, catalyst discovery • Kinetic Monte Carlo Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Lateral Interactions: Estimation via Hierarchical Estimation Methodology Myth: After parameterization of a microkinetic model via DFT (or semi‐empirical methods), the model is correct and no further refinement is needed 10 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Lateral Interactions Are Typically Critical Spatial Occupation Probability Map for CO* 1 1.5 y (nm) 0.8 1 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.2 0 0 0.5 1 x (nm) 1.5 0 Adsorbate heterogeneity arises due to coverage effects Combinatorial problem in a priori estimating kinetic parameters due to coverage effects Review of Catalyst and Kinetic Modeling: Salciccioli et al., Chem. Eng. Sci. 66, 4319 (2011) Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Hierarchical Multiscale Modeling Principle: Dealing with Size (No. of Reactions and Coverage) Start with a sufficiently simple, physical model at each scale Automatic mechanism generation First‐principles based semi‐empirical parameter estimation Link all models Identify important scale and parameter(s) Sensitivity and flux analyses Use higher level theory for this scale and parameter(s) Kinetically relevant steps, inclusion of coverage effects, internal diffusion, etc. Iterate First‐principles accuracy at orders of magnitude reduced cost 11 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation NH3 Decomposition on Ru: 2NH3 =N2+3H2 • NH3 as a storage medium • ‘Pure’ H2 – No COx • A microkinetic model is build using BOC and TST • Our microkinetic model captures the trend • High N* coverages NH 3 * NH 3 * NH 3 * * NH 2 * H * NH 2 * * NH * H * NH * * N * H * 2N * N 2 2 * 2H * H 2 2 * 100 Exptl: Ganley et al., AIChE J. 2003 80 PFR model 60 40 20 0 et al.] 196 mExpts. x 84 [Ganley m x 1078 m 1 N* 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 E m pty sites (*) 0 650 850 1050 1250 T [K ] Mhadeshwar et al., Cat. Letters 96, 13‐22 (2004) Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation DFT Estimates Lateral Interactions • DACAPO (solid-state electronic structure package by Hammer and coworkers*) 130 • 3-Layer slab of Ru(0001) 120 • 2 2 unit cell • All layers are relaxed • Plane wave cutoff = 350eV • 18 k-points for surface Brillouin zone • Generalized gradient approximation (PW-91) DFT Calculations (this work) Linear fit QN (at H*=0)=128.2-33.3N* Linear fit QN (at N*=0.25)=120.1-6.2H* N-H interactions N-N interactions 110 100 N on Ru(0001) 3 layer slab 90 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 (N*+H*) coverage [ML] 1 * Hammer et al., DACAPO version 2.7 (CAMP, Technical University, Denmark) Mhadeshwar et al., Cat. Letters 96, 13‐22 (2004) 12 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation DFT‐Retrained Microkinetic Model 1 100 PFR model 80 with interactions 0.8 PFR model without interactions 60 0.6 N* without interactions * without interactions NH * 3 40 0.4 20 H* N* 0.2 0 0 Expts. [Ganley et al.] 650 850 T [K] 1050 * 1250 650 850 • H-H and N-H interactions are small T [K] 1050 1250 Exps: Ganley et al., AIChE J. (2004) • N-N interactions completely change the chemistry • Extensive validation against UHV and high P data Mhadeshwar et al., Cat. Letters 96, 13‐22 (2004) Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Outline Types of catalytic kinetic models and microkinetic modeling Overview of parameter estimation methods and scales Accuracy Lateral interactions Semi‐empirical methods Thermodynamic consistency MKM uses Reactor design, analysis, catalyst discovery Kinetic Monte Carlo 13 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Semi‐Empirical Estimation Methods Myth: First‐principles (DFT) MKM can be developed for any mechanism and feedstock Estimation with first‐principles semi‐empirical methods (FPSEM) is possible Refinement of important parameters is feasible Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Modeling Reactions of Large Molecules is Challenging Number of Calculations 106 Combinatorial explosion in number of calculations for first‐principles (DFT) calculations Intermediates Reactions 105 104 Semi‐empirical methods can potentially identify relevant species and reactions instantaneously 103 102 10 Sugars HO HO HO HO HO OH HO OH HO OH OH HO OH HO OH Major advances in systematic development of semi‐empirical methods and understanding of errors 14 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation DFT‐Based Estimation Methods Linear Scaling Relations • Libraries of atomic binding energies • Binding energies of AHx species vs. heteroatom A valency • Metal transferability Group Additivity • Single metal thermochemistry • Thermodynamic consistency • Screen adsorbates Microkinetic Model Brønsted Evans Polanyi (BEP) • Compute rates, conversion, selectivity, abundant species • Identify key adsorbates and reactions • Refine thermochemistry and barriers via DFT • Include adsorbate-adsorbate interactions • Activation energies • Reaction rate constants • Screen reactions Surface thermochemistry via group additivity Brønsted‐Evans Polanyi relations for reaction barriers of homologous series Transfer thermo from one material to another (linear scaling relations) Perform high‐throughput microkinetic modeling (MKM) for materials prediction Identify key steps and refine them via higher level theory Review: Salciccioli et al., Chem. Eng. Sci. 66, 4319 (2011); Salciccioli et al., J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 20155 (2010); J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 1873 (2012); Sutton and Vlachos, ACS Catal. 2, 1624 (2012); J. Catal. 297, 202 (2013) Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Group Additivity for Adsorbed Species • Binding for oxygenates traced to (CHyOx) groups • Use alcohols and dehydrogenated alcohol intermediates to develop groups • Include contributions for ΔHf,298, S(T) and Cp(T) Group [C(C,H2)-O(M,H)] [C(C,H,M)-O(H)] [C(C,M2)-O(H)] [C(C,H2)-O(M)] [C(C,H,M)-O(M)] [C(C,M,M)-O(M)] [C(C,M)=O] [C(C2,H)-O(M,H)] [C(C2,M)-O(H)] [C(C2,H)-O(M)] [C(C2,M)-O(M)] ΔHf,298 Value [kcal/mol] -50.2 -46.8 -39.3 -26.1 -26.5 -33.4 -33.4 -51.1 -42.9 -25.1 -23.0 H H C H H H C H O A Pt Pt Pt B O HC C O O C CH2 Salciccioli, Y. Chen, and Vlachos, J. Phys. Chem. C 114(47), 20155 (2010). 15 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Group Additivity for Adsorbed Species Group additivity [kcal/mol] Second‐order effects included: 4‐member ring strain Weak interactions Hydrogen bonding Calculations of ΔHf,298 of C2HxO2 and C3HxO3 species show good quantitative agreement C2HxO2 C3HxO3 -160 -120 -80 -40 -40 This method can be used for initial screening of larger hydrocarbons and oxygenates -80 -120 -160 DFT calculated [kcal/mol] Values are taken with respect to the most highly hydrogenated species in the gas phase (C2H6O2, C3H8O2) and H adsorbed on a separate slab Salciccioli et al., J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 20155 (2010); J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 1873 (2012) Salciccioli, Y. Chen, and Vlachos, J. Phys. Chem. C 114(47), 20155 (2010). Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Transferability Between Metals Molecular binding energy is linearly dependent on atomic binding energy1 These correlations relate molecular binding energy to atomic binding energy on different surfaces Multidentate species can be accounted for by summing the contributions of each bond to the surface2 H H H C OH H C OH ≈ HO H H C C OH Q M Q Pt Q A,i,M Q A,i,Pt x ES E ROH A,i [1] Abild‐Pedersen et al. PRL 99, (2007) [2] Salciccioli, Y. Chen, and Vlachos, J. Phys. Chem. C 114(47), 20155 (2010) 16 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Transferability Between Metals This scheme was validated by testing the binding energy of all C2HxO2 intermediates on Ni(111) and Ni‐Pt‐Pt(111) -120 Pt(111) Qo,Qc Ni-Pt-Pt(111) -80 -40 0 0 -40 -80 -120 Q DFT [kcal/mol] QC2HxO2 Predicted Q [kcal/mol] Predicted Q [kcal/mol] These correlations allow for metal transferability of the C2H6O2 decomposition mechanisms -120 Ni(111) -80 -40 0 0 -40 -80 -120 Q DFT [kcal/mol] Salciccioli, Y. Chen, and Vlachos, J. Phys. Chem. C 114(47), 20155 (2010) Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Linear Free‐Energy Relations (LFR) Two types of relations are found Transition State Scaling (TSS) Brønsted‐Evans‐Polanyi (BEP) There is reductionistic trend of combining multiple reaction types into a homologous series Minimal calculations Accuracy may be sacrificed Connection between the two LFR types and distinct homologous series 17 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Distinct Homologous Series Developed A c tiv at io n E n e r gy ( eV ) 5 Combined C-H O-H Combined C-C C-OH C-O 4 3 Performed DFT calculations for methane, methanol, ethane, and ethanol 45 stable intermediates and 124 transition states Considered C‐H (a and b positions), O‐H, C‐C, C‐O, and C‐OH reactions Statistical tests are used 2 1 0 -1 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 Heat of Reaction (eV) Sutton and Vlachos, ACS Catal. 2 1624 (2012); J. Catal. 297, 202 (2013) Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Computational Savings from Hierarchy Glycerol thermal decomposition 6 10 DFT 2 10 1 DFT GA/BEP ->DFT 4 10 Screen conformers via GA CPU hrs Profound computational savings (Important) information content remains the same GA/BEP Chen et al., J. Phys. Chem. 115(38), 18707 (2011) 18 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Hierarchical Multiscale Modeling Principle: Dealing with Size (No. of Reactions and Coverage) Start with a sufficiently simple, physical model at each scale Automatic mechanism generation First‐principles based semi‐empirical parameter estimation Link all models Identify important scale and parameter(s) Sensitivity and flux analyses Use higher level theory for this scale and parameter(s) Kinetically relevant steps, inclusion of coverage effects, internal diffusion, etc. Iterate First‐principles accuracy at orders of magnitude reduced cost Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Speed of Convergence of FPSEM Models 1 0.6 Ethanol MKM/Pt 4 0.6 0.4 DFT 0 2 3 4 5 0.2 0 300 320 340 360 380 Temperature (°C) Fractional C Selectivity, CH Fractional Conversion 0.8 400 0.5 160 reversible reactions 67 gas and surface species 0.4 0.3 CH 3CH 2 OH CH 4 + CO + H 2 0.2 CH 3CH 2 OH CH 3CHO + H 2 0.1 2CH 3CH 2 OH 3CH 4 + CO 2 0 300 320 340 360 380 400 Temperature (°C) It takes only a few iterations to converge the semi‐empirical model to be nearly indistinguishable with the DFT‐based MKM Interaction parameters in the first two iterations are most critical for qualitative agreement Sutton and Vlachos, Chem. Eng. Sci., In press 19 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Outline Types of catalytic kinetic models and microkinetic modeling Overview of parameter estimation methods and scales Accuracy Lateral interactions Semi‐empirical methods Thermodynamic consistency MKM uses Reactor design, analysis, catalyst discovery Kinetic Monte Carlo Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Thermodynamic Consistency of MKM Myth: Your model is thermodynamically consistent A mechanism based solely on a single DFT mechanism is thermo consistent Challenges DFT is not accurate for gas‐phase thermo overall thermo is not accurate; thus, we often mix high level ab initio data or NIST thermo data Kinetic parameters are adjusted to describe data Either adjustment leads to thermo incosistencies 20 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Most Literature Mechanisms Are Thermodynamically Inconsistent CO oxidation: CO2= CO+O WGS: CO+H2O=CO2+H2 100 Equilibrium 0 10 Keqsurface/Keqgas CO conversion [%] 80 4 10 Experiments (Xue et al.) 60 40 WGS Coupling mechanism Deutschmann et al. mechanism 20 -4 10 -8 10 0 A/V=450 cm 473 573 673 773 Temperature [K] -1 873 Optimized mechanism -12 10 Hickman and Schmidt mechanism 300 700 1100 1500 Temperature [K] 1900 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Thermodynamic Loop Reaction B A Af Ab k T S / R A f ,b B e TST h Pre‐exponentials of a reversible reaction f ,b Gas A Surface A* B Surface Surface B* S / R ( S b Sf ) / R ln A b / A f Enthalpic consistency for single reaction A * A* E f E b H A* B* Carry out a thermodynamic loop on a state variable X: ‘Exact’ B* B * A B X ads X surf X ads Xgas AB 21 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Linear Independence and Parameter Tuning For every surface reaction, one can write a corresponding gas reaction and a thermo loop The number of surface species usually determines the number of independent variables Cannot simply change barriers or pre‐exponentials to fit data without paying attention to thermo consistency • Mhadeshwar et al., Thermodynamic consistency in microkinetic development of surface reaction mechanisms, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 107, 12721-12733 (2003). • Salciccioli et al., A review of multiscale modeling of metal-catalyzed reactions: Mechanism development for complexity and emergent behavior, Chem. Eng. Sci. 66, 4319–4355 (2011). Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Outline Types of catalytic kinetic models and microkinetic modeling Overview of parameter estimation methods and scales Accuracy Lateral interactions Semi‐empirical methods Thermodynamic consistency MKM uses Reactor design, analysis, catalyst discovery Kinetic Monte Carlo 22 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Modern Traditional What Can We Use MKMs for? Reconcile apparently contradictory experimental data at different conditions (TPD, steady state, various operating conditions) Mechanistic understanding Perform reactor optimization Model‐based design of experiments to assess model Rational catalyst design Composition Size Shape Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation MKM at Work Catalysis and reaction engineering (experimental and computational) Chemical kinetics Microchemical systems for portable and distributed energy In silico catalyst discovery JP8 (cat combustion) NH3 CH4; small HCs (POX, SR, hydrogenolysis, dehydrogenation) Alcohols (SR) WGS, PROX Reaction mechanism Hansgen et al., Nature Chem. 2, 484 (2010) 2NH3=N2+3H2 Catalyst Process discovery Reactor design 23 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Ethylene Hydrogenation: Analysis S ij ln1 R i ln A j C2H5 H =50 torr pi-C2H4 2 150 sigma-C2H4 CCH3 665 Vacancies Coverage 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 200 240 280 320 Temperature [K] 360 -1 0 1 Normalized Sensitivity Coefficient Hydrogenation rxns are rate controlling (π-C2H4**→C2H5**, C2H5**→C2H6) Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Model Reduction to Rate Expressions H2 + 2* ↔ 2H* CH + 2* ↔ CH * + H* Ethane Hydrogenolysis C H + 2* ↔ π-C H ** 4 3 2 1 4 2 4 10 C2H4 + 4* ↔ σ-C2H4**** 0 673K C2H2 + 2* ↔ C2H2** 10 -1 + 3* ↔ CHydrogenolysis C2H6Ethane 2H5** + H* 623K Reaction Ethylene10 Hydrogenation Reaction π-C2H4** + 2* ↔ σ-C2H4**** -2 H2 + 2* ↔ H + 2* ↔ 2H* + * 10 2H* π -C2H24** + H* ↔ C2H5** 573K -3 C2H4 + 2* + 2* ↔2HCH H* 10↔ π-C2H4** ↔ σ-C C2HCH 4 3* 3* ++H* 5** + 4**** Reduced model -4 Sensitivity analysis σ-C H4**** ↔ C HExperimental H*** + * + H* 2C 3** C2H6 + 3* 10↔ C2H5** + H* C+2H 2H6 + 3* 2↔ 5 step rate expression -5 C2H2** + H* ↔C2HOne Experimental 3** + * 10+ 2* ↔ σ-C2Hcomponent π-C2H4** Canalysis H5** + 3* ↔ σ-C2H4**** + H* Principal 4**** 2+ C2H** H* ↔ C2100 H2** +* 1 10 1000 Reduced microkinetic model CH TOF [1/s] Full mechanism Full mechanism 4 Ethylene Hydrogenation CH TOF [1/s] -1 C4 H TOF [s ] + H* ↔ C2Reduced H5** + *rateEthane π-C2H4**100 ↔ C H ** + H* + * σ-C Pressure [Torr] 2H ↔4**** CCH CHCH expression 3** 3* + H* 2 3 CCHCHCH CCH + H*3* +336 C2H5** + 3*1 ↔ σ-C2H4**** + H* ↔2** CCH H* K 3* + 2* ↔ 3** 10 C2H5** + * ↔ CHCH3** + H* σ-C2H4****0 ↔ C2H3673K ** + H* + * CCH3* + 2* ↔ CCH =+ 5H* Torr P 2**298 K 1010 CHCH3** + *↔ C2H3** + H* C2H6 623K C2H2** + H* C H ** + * ↔ CHCH3** + H* -1 ↔ C2H 3** + * C2H3**2 + 5*↔CCH2** + H* 10 273 K CHCH3** ↔ + H* CHCH + H* -2 CCH3*573K C2H** + H* ↔CCH ** + *C2H3** 3** + 2*↔ 10 ↔ CH * + CH2* C2HC 5**H CCH3* + 2*-31↔ CCH2** + H* 2 3** 3+ *↔CCH 2** + H* Reduced model 10 2CH2* + 2* ↔ σ-C2H4**** C2H5** + *-4↔ CHCHExperimental C H ** ↔ CH * + CH2248 * K 3** + H* C2H3**2 ↔5 CH* + CH2*3 10 step +-5 *↔ C2HOne H* rate expression CHCH3**0.1 3** + 3** ↔ CH3*+ CH* C2HCHCH 2** ↔ 2CH* 10 C2H** C* CH* + H*223 K C2H3** + *1↔ CCH2** + H* + *+ ↔ CH↔2*CH* 10 CHCH CH3*+ CH* + H* 3***↔ H*0 ↔ CCH2** + * CH C2H** +0.01 3 + * ↔ CH2* = 25Torr P 6 Reduced mechanism Reduced mechanism 3 3 2 10 4 Rate equation CH TOF [1/s] 2 Elementary rate comparison Rate determining step Partial673K equilibrium CH * + C* ↔ CCH * + * C2H6 10 100 1000 CCH assumptions ** ↔ CH * + C* Abundant 623K adsorbate -1 10 Hydrogen Pressure [Torr] -2 -3 2 CHCH3** + 2* ↔ C2H4**** 573K C2H3** ↔ CCH3* + * Reduced model C2H2**↔ CCH2** Experimental C* + H* ↔ CH* + * One step rate expression CH2* + * ↔ CH* + H* + * ↔ CH2* + H* CH3*100 10 Rate equation 10 -4 10 Hydrogen Pressure [Torr] 1000 24 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Ethylene Hydrogenation Rate Expression Due to multiple abundant adsorbates, the reduced rate expression is too complex for a closed form equation Experimental Reduced microkinetic model Reduced rate expression TOF [s-1] 100 336 K 10 298 K 273 K 1 248 K 0.1 223 K 0.01 100 Hydrogen Pressure [Torr] 1000 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation High Throughput Multiscale Model‐based Catalyst Design 0.5 NH3 decomposition Conversion 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 350 oC 1 atm 0 140 130 120 Q [kcal/mol] N 110 45 50 60 55 65 70 Q [kcal/mol] H NH 3 * NH 3 * NH 3 * * NH 2 * H * NH 2 * * NH * H * NH * * N * H * 2N * N 2 2 * 2H * H 2 2 * Search is done on atomic descriptors while running the full chemistry and reactor models Optimal catalyst properties are identified Prasad et al., Chem. Eng. Sci. 65, 240 (2010) 25 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Identifying Bimetallic Catalysts Metals BEN (kcal/mol) PtTiPt 56.5 PtVPt 59.5 PtCrPt 72.6 PtMnPt 84.9 PtFePt 83.9 PtCoPt 87.0 PtNiPt 89.8 NiPtPt 137.5 CoPtPt 159.9 FePtPt 169.9 MnPtPt 162.2 CrPtPt 166.5 VPtPt 184.1 TiPtPt 191.5 Pt Ni Surface Sub-surface • Optimum heat of chemisorption of N of ~130 kcal/mol • NiPtPt is a good prospective bimetallic surface 102.1 113.8 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Emergent Behavior Verified Experimentally Intensity (arb. units) 14 amu Thick Ni 3.0 Langmuir NH3 at 350K at UHV Ni-Pt-Pt Ni-Pt Pt-Ni-Pt Pt(111) 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 Temperature (K) Ammonia decomposes on Ni‐Pt No decomposition on other surfaces N‐Pt is the most active catalyst Hansgen, Chen, and Vlachos, Nature Chem. 2, 484-489 (2010) 26 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Outline Types of catalytic kinetic models and microkinetic modeling Overview of parameter estimation methods and scales Accuracy Lateral interactions Semi‐empirical methods Thermodynamic consistency MKM uses Reactor design, analysis, catalyst discovery Kinetic Monte Carlo Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Typical Descriptor Fails to Describe Experimental Trends 950 Co/Pt TPD peak (K) 900 Ni/Pt 850 Ni 800 Co 826 K Co Co/Pt 745 K 750 Pt 700 650 600 Experiment Theory Ni/Pt 627 K -5.6 -5.4 -5.2 -5.0 -4.8 dN k0 2 N exp(Ea (N ) / (kBT )) dT H • Binding energy on terrace sites is not a good descriptor, especially for bimetallic surfaces -4.6 N binding energy (eV) Hansgen, D. A. et al. J. Chem. Phys. 2011, 134(18), 184701. 27 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Can be Important Bimetallics Single Metal 2 NH3 on Ru x 10 TOF (s‐1) TOF, s-1 Kitchin et al., Surf. Sci. 544, 295, (2003) Lean 1 0.5 0 Ni/Pt Octahedral CO+O 2 Pt/Au 4 3 1.5 0 1 2 3 4 5 Particle size, nm 6 7 Karim et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 12230 (2009) 8 2 1 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 Particle Diameter, d (nm) Stamatakis and Vlachos, in prep. Tupy et al., ACS Catal. 2, Tupy et al., ACS 2290 (2012) Catal. 2, 2290 (2012) Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation The Kinetic Monte Carlo Approach E‡ Metal surface k rxn transition state reactants CO(gas) + OH k T Q‡ k B T B e h Q rxn products Potential Energy Surface COOH Instead of simulating dynamics, KMC focuses on rare events Simulates reactions much faster than Molecular Dynamics Incorporates spatial information contrary to micro‐kinetic models 28 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Graph‐Theoretical KMC Approach O2(top,top) O(fcc) O(fcc) O2* 2O* • Lattice, reactions represented as graphs O* O2* O* * • Subgraph isomorphism used to identify possible reactions & map them on the lattice Stamatakis and Vlachos, J. Chem. Phys. 134, 214115 (2011); http://www.dion.che.udel.edu/downloads.php Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Features of Graph‐Theoretical KMC CV = 0.027384 eV per site Model Hamiltonian Energies (eV) Complex chemistries1 Accurate lateral interactions1 Microscopic reversibility and thermodynamic consistency Fast algorithms2 Multiple facets, nanoparticles, clusters, multifunctional materials1 0 ‐1 ‐2 ‐3 ‐4 ‐5 ‐5 ‐4 ‐3 ‐2 ‐1 0 DFT Energies (eV) terraces steps Pt(211) Au6‐1/MgO 1Cat Ni/Pt ‐ EXAFS KMC Review: Stamatakis and Vlachos, ACS Cat. 2, 2648 (2012) KMC Review: Chatterjee and Vlachos, J. Comp.-Aided Mat. Design 14, 253 (2007) 2Multiscale 29 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation Schematic of Overall Process on Bimetallics: Minimum Energy Path Thinking Ni/Pt serves as a reservoir of N due to strong binding N diffuses at interfacial sites invoking steps and Pt terraces and associates and desorbs from there Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation N2 Desorption on NiPtPt and CoPtPt Exp. 625 K NiPtPt 745 K N = 0.3 CoPtPt CoPtPt is worse catalyst than NiPtPt Weaker N binding N‐N attractive interactions render desorption slower 30 Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation First‐Principles KMC Resolves Structure Sensitivity 950 Ni-Pt-Pt • Flat surfaces: strong N binding results in high desorption temperature, well described by Redhead theory Co/Pt TPD peak (K) 900 Ni/Pt 850 Ni 800 Co 826 K Co Co/Pt 745 K 750 Pt • Steps are responsible for the low N2 KMC desorption Experiment temperature on Ni/Pt Theory and Co/Pt surfaces 700 650 600 Ni/Pt 627 K -5.6 -5.4 -5.2 -5.0 -4.8 -4.6 N binding energy (eV) Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation End 31