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Kinetic Evaluation Of Highly Active Supported Gold Catalysts Prepared From Monolayer-Protected Clusters: An Experimental Michaelis-Menten Approach For Determining The Oxygen Binding Constant During Co Oxidation Catalysis, Cormac G. Long, John D. Gilbertson, G. Vijayaraghavan, K. J. Stevenson, Christopher J. Pursell, Bert D. Chandler

Chemistry Faculty Research

Thiol monolayer-protected Au clusters (MPCs) were prepared using dendrimer templates, deposited onto a high-surface-area titania, and then the thiol stabilizers were removed under H2/N2. The resulting Au catalysts were characterized with transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed CO. The Au catalysts prepared via this route displayed minimal particle agglomeration during the deposition and activation steps. Structural data obtained from the physical characterization of the Au catalysts were comparable to features exhibited from a traditionally prepared standard Au catalyst obtained from the World Gold Council (WGC). A differential kinetic study of CO oxidation catalysis by the …