Assessing the usefulness of transition metal carbides for hydrogenation reactions

Transition Metal Carbides (TMCs) are proposed to replace scarce and expensive late Transition Metals (TMs) as heterogeneous catalysts, often implying hydrogenation reactions or steps. Present density functional theory based calculations support using group IV TMCs and -MoC as viable alternative cata...

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Autores: Prats Garcia, Hèctor, Piñero Vargas, Juan José, Viñes Solana, Francesc, Bromley, Stefan Thomas, Sayós Ortega, Ramón, Illas i Riera, Francesc
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/165743
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/165743
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carburs
Titani
Adsorció
Catàlisi
Carbides
Titanium
Adsorption
Catalysis
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Sumario:Transition Metal Carbides (TMCs) are proposed to replace scarce and expensive late Transition Metals (TMs) as heterogeneous catalysts, often implying hydrogenation reactions or steps. Present density functional theory based calculations support using group IV TMCs and -MoC as viable alternative catalysts to TMs for so, given the moderate exoergicity and affordable reaction step energy barriers.