Bifunctional Catalysis: Surface Reaction Mechanisms

This lecture delves into the intricacies of bifunctional catalysis, focusing on surface reaction mechanisms and kinetic parameters evaluation. The instructor explains the importance of considering elementary steps and proposes a sequence for studying a reaction. The lecture emphasizes the significance of equilibrium expressions and the role of rate-determining steps in catalytic reactions. Various kinetic parameters are evaluated, and the lecture concludes with a cautionary note on data fitting and the need to verify thermodynamic values. The content covers the hydrogenation of propanal over a supported nickel catalyst, highlighting the inhibitory effect of hydrogen on the reaction rate.