Structure of surface tantalate species and photo-oxidation of carbon monoxide over silica-supported tantalum oxide
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Vol. 1 (22) , 5235-5239
- https://doi.org/10.1039/a905102c
Abstract
Tantalum oxide (10 wt.% as Ta2O5) supported on silica was prepared and the structure and the photo-oxidation of carbon monoxide over the catalyst sample were investigated. XAFS analysis showed that surface tantalate is a TaO4 tetrahedral species with a Ta2O bond which is a photoactive center. The initiation of the photo-oxidation of carbon monoxide is the photoadsorption of an oxygen molecule on the catalyst sample, elucidated by photoluminescence. EPR spectroscopy showed that the photo-excited center interacts with an oxygen molecule to form a T-type ozonide ion. A carbon monoxide ion attacks the ozonide ion to form an [O3–CO]- paramagnetic intermediate to lead the production of carbon dioxide.Keywords
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