Abstract. The origins of the deactivation of a Au/CeO2–Co3O4 catalyst during CO preferential oxidation (PROX) are investigated in detail by means of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), temperature-programmed reduction of hydrogen (H2-TPR), temperature-programmed oxidation of oxygen (O2-TPO), and diffuse …
CO2 reforming of CH4 on Ni(111) was investigated by using density functional theory. On the basis of thermodynamic analyses, the first step is CH4 sequential dissociation into surface CH (CH4 f CH3 f CH2 f CH) and hydrogen, and CO2 dissociation into surface CO and O (CO2 f CO + O). The second step is CH oxygenation into CHO (CH + O f CHO), which is more favored than dissociation into C and h…