Potter, ME; McColl, K; Cora, F; Levy, AB; Raja, R; (2017) Theoretical insights into the nature of synergistic enhancement in bimetallic CoTiAlPO-5 catalysts for ammonia activation. Catalysis Science & Technology , 7 (16) pp. 3474-3480. 10.1039/c7cy00965h.

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Abstract

Bimetallic catalytic synergy, the concurrent action of two different metal ions in the same material, has resulted in improved efficiency in many catalytic systems and for a range of chemical processes. Via a computational mechanistic study, we investigate the catalytic benefits of the bimetallic CoTiAlPO-5 material in comparison to the monometallic CoAlPO-5 system, on the activation of NH3. The presence of Ti in a framework site adjacent to Co stabilises the Co(II) oxidation state, and increases the Co(III)/Co(II) reduction potential. We show that this change lowers the activation barrier for the homolytic H extraction from NH3 by Co(III), from 162 kJ mol−1 in the monometallic CoAlPO-5 catalyst to 140 kJ mol−1 in the bimetallic CoTiAlPO-5 (175 and 111 kJ mol−1 respectively when considering both dispersion and free energy corrections). Elucidation of mechanistic details through computational studies can make significant contributions to the rational design of catalytic materials.

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