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Project

Intrinsic Catalytic Kinetics Analyzed and Reconciled with Industrial Conditions (ICKARUS)
Acronym
ICKARUS
Code
41MC6712
Duration
01 March 2012 → 28 February 2014
Funding
European funding: framework programme
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Analytical chemistry
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance
  • Engineering and technology
    • Automotive engineering
Keywords
heterogeneous catalysis transient kinetics reaction mechanism
 
Project description
 

This project aims at elucidating the reaction mechanism of propane dehydrogenation over novel Pt-Ga/Mg(Al,Ga)Ox catalysts via advanced kinetic and spectroscopic techniques, including Temporal Analysis of Products (TAP) and Diffuse-Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS).