The catalytic reduction of NO by H-2 on Ru(0001): Observation of NHads species

摘要

Adsorption of NO and the reaction between NO and H-2 were investigated on the Ru(0001) surface by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Surface composition was measured after NO adsorption and after the selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide with hydrogen in steady-state conditions at 320 K and 390 K in a 30:1 mixture of H-2 and NO (total pressure = 10(-4) mbar). After steady-state NO reduction, molecularly adsorbed NO in both the linear on-top and threefold coordinations, NHads and N-ads species were identified by XPS. The coverage of the NHads and N-ads species was higher after the reaction at 390 K than the corresponding values at 320 K Strong destabilisation of N-ads by O-ads was detected. A possible reaction mechanism is discussed. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.