Carbide and Nitride Overlayers on Early Transition Metal Surfaces: Preparation, Characterization, and Reactivities.

Surface chemistry of transition metal carbides.

The selective catalytic conversion of biomass-derived syngas into ethanol is thermodynamically feasible at temperatures below roughly 350 °C at 30 bar. However, if methane is allowed as a reaction product, the conversion to ethanol (or other oxygenates) is extremely limited. Experimental results show that high selectivities to ethanol are only achieved at very low conversions, typically less than 10%. The most promising catalysts for the synthesis of ethanol are based on Rh, though some other formulations (such as modified methanol synthesis catalysts) show promise. (Critical review—173 references.)

Heterogeneous catalytic synthesis of ethanol from biomass-derived syngas.

NEXAFS investigations of transition metal oxides, nitrides, carbides, sulfides and other interstitial compounds

Compounds of molybdenum and tungsten with high specific surface area I. Nitrides

Reactions of methanol on W(100) and W(100)-(5 × 1)C surfaces

The characterization of surface carbides of tungsten

The decomposition of formic acid on W(100) and W(100)—(5 × 1) C surfaces

Reactions of formaldehyde on W(100) and W(100)-(5 × 1)C

Reactions of acetaldehyde and ethanol on W(100) and W(100)−(5 × 1)C surfaces

E. I. Ko

Papers

Reactions of methanol on W(100) and W(100)-(5 × 1)C surfaces

The characterization of surface carbides of tungsten

The decomposition of formic acid on W(100) and W(100)—(5 × 1) C surfaces

Reactions of formaldehyde on W(100) and W(100)-(5 × 1)C

Reactions of acetaldehyde and ethanol on W(100) and W(100)−(5 × 1)C surfaces