Catalyst Structure

• Catalyst Support
• Active Sites
Catalyst Support
• Ability to sustain
active sites
• High Surface Area
• Thermal Stability
• Porosity
• On Stream Stability
 Alumina Support
• the alpha-alumina is trigonally structured with an ABAB
arrangement of planes of oxygen.
• The Y-alumina on the other hand has a cubic shape.
Alumina Support
 Silica (SiO2)
• Hexagonal bilayer structure

Properties

diameter   12 nm
surface area  
175-225 m2/g (BET)

bp   2230 °C (lit.)
mp   >1600 °C (lit.)
 Titania
Properties of Titanium dioxide
Anatase Tetragonal
Rutile Tetragonal
Brookite Orthorhombic
Melting point 1941 K
Boiling point 3546 K
Thermal conductivity 22Wm−1 K−1
3.0 eV (rutile)
Band gap
3.3 eV (anatase)
Novel Catalyst Support Materials
• Higher everything
• Lower surface deposition
Carbonaceous Materials
Graphene
Core-Shell Particles
Ex-Foliated Materials
Active Sites
• Atomic Radii is important
• Cationic nature is important
• ToF is important (Basic sites)