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Supported
Monolithic
Type of
Catalyst
Unsupported Molecular
sieves
4.1 Catalysts
Type of Catalyst Maybe a ceramic or metal support with
MONOLITHIC square, hexagonal, triangular cells that are
separated by thin walls to give a large
An alternative to the use of small particles of
number of parallel channels.
catalysts for very rapid reactions of gases
Normally encountered for process where
pressure drop and heat removal are major
consideration).
It can be either porous or non-porous
Catalyst is deposited on the cell walls or
impregnated into a thin coating or other porous
support.
Major use is in catalytic converters for gasoline
fueled vehicles.
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• Langmuir- A
Single site Hinshelwood
kinetics
catalyst surface catalyst surface
• Langmuir-
Dual site Hinshelwood
kinetics
Eley-Rideal
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Chemisorption
Physisorption
1. The adsorption energy is comparable to the
1. The bond is a van der Waals interaction energy of a chemical bond.
2. adsorption energy is typically 5-10 kJ/mol. 2. The molecule may chemisorp intact (left) or it
(much weaker than a typical chemical bond) may dissociate (right).
3. many layers of adsorbed molecules may be 3. The chemisorption energy is 30-70 kJ/mol for
formed. 35 molecules and 100-400 kJ/mol for atoms. 36
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Poisoning
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