Abstract
Ru-Au catalysts supported on SiO 2 were characterized by using H 2 and O 2 chemisorption, wide-angle X-ray scattering, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Catalytic activity was measured for the hydrogenolysis of propane and ethane. The hydrogenolysis activity of ruthenium decreased by two orders of magnitude with addition of gold. This suggested that Ru and Au did not exist as separate particles but formed bimetallic aggregates. Chemisorption and XPS experiments showed a surface composition similar to the bulk. A comparison was made with a previously studied Ru-Au-on-MgO system, on which an enrichment of Ru on the surface of bimetallic Ru-Au clusters was discovered. It is suggested that the strength of the metal-support interaction can affect the surface composition of multimetallic supported systems.
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