scholarly journals Theoretical Studies of DENOx SCR over Cu-, Fe- and Mn-FAU Catalysts

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Izabela Kurzydym ◽  
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Izabela Czekaj ◽  

Ab initio calculations based on the density functional theory were used. A cluster model of the faujasite zeolite structure (Al2Si22O66H36) with metal particles adsorbed above the aluminium centres was used. The NO and NH3 adsorption processes, individual and co-adsorption, have been studied over metal nanoparticles bound into zeolite clusters. Several configurations, electronic structure (charges, bond orders) and vibration frequencies have been analyzed to determine feasible pathways for the deNOx reaction. The M2O dimers (M = Cu, Mn or Fe) were considered in relation to the previous studies of iron complexes.

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (25) ◽  
pp. 1650176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuying Zhong ◽  
Fanghua Ning ◽  
Fengya Rao ◽  
Xueling Lei ◽  
Musheng Wu ◽  
...  

Atomic adsorptions of N, C and O on silicene and molecular adsorptions of N2 and CO on silicene have been investigated using the density functional theory (DFT) calculations. For the atomic adsorptions, we find that the N atom has the most stable adsorption with a higher adsorption energy of 8.207 eV. For the molecular adsorptions, we find that the N2 molecule undergoes physisorption while the CO molecule undergoes chemisorption, the corresponding adsorption energies for N2 and CO are 0.085 and 0.255 eV, respectively. Therefore, silicene exhibits more reactivity towards the CO adsorption than the N2 adsorption. The differences of charge density and the integrated charge calculations suggest that the charge transfer for CO adsorption ([Formula: see text]0.015[Formula: see text]) is larger than that for N2 adsorption ([Formula: see text]0.005[Formula: see text]). This again supports that CO molecule is more active than N2 molecule when they are adsorbed onto silicene.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (15) ◽  
pp. 1850187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Li ◽  
Zhonghao Zhou ◽  
Zhen Zhao ◽  
Qi Wang

The configurations, stability, electronic properties and CO adsorption of the ground state Pd[Formula: see text]Al (n = 1–5) clusters are calculated by the density functional theory (DFT). The results reveal that the lowest-energy configurations of Pd[Formula: see text]Al clusters inherit the geometries of the host Pd[Formula: see text] clusters to a larger extent. The C atom in CO molecule prefers to approach more Pd atoms rather than Al atoms in small Pd[Formula: see text]Al clusters. Pd[Formula: see text]AlCO clusters have higher average binding energies than the corresponding small Pd[Formula: see text]CO clusters except for PdCO. AlCO and Pd3AlCO clusters possess better kinetic stability than their neighbors by the HOMO–LUMO gaps. Except for Pd6 clusters, CO molecule prefers to adsorb on small Pd[Formula: see text] clusters rather than Pd[Formula: see text]Al clusters. Both the Al–Pd bonding in Pd[Formula: see text]Al clusters and C–Pd bonding in Pd[Formula: see text]AlCO clusters have certain covalent characters.


Author(s):  
Guo-Jun Kang ◽  
Shuai He ◽  
Xue-Feng Ren

The stepwise hydrogenation of the C=C bond and C=O group of acrolein on Au3 and Au5 model systems is investigated using the density functional theory(DFT) PW91 functional. Our results show that the C=C hydrogenation is more favorable than that of C=O bond on Au3 with the barriers of the rate-determining step being 0.35 and 0.62 eV respectively. On the other hand, the C=O reduction is preferred over the hydrogenation of the C=C bond on Au5. The corresponding barriers of the rate-determining steps are 0.45 and 0.54 eV, respectively. This demonstrated that the second hydrogenation step controls the reaction on both Au3 and Au5 for C=O and C=C hydrogenation and the C=O hydrogenation on Au5 is preferred over the hydrogenation of the C=C bond, which is helpful to address the reactivity of small size-selected supported gold clusters.


2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-143
Author(s):  
P. K. Mohamed Imran ◽  
K. Subramani

Hyperconjugation is an act to build π bond character into bonds that have only σ character. Negative Hyperconjugation is the flow or movements of electrons from π to σ* orbitals and more particularly from π orbital of a carbon atom to the σ* orbital of the C—X bond, where X is any electronegative atom. This effect is different from Inductive effects. An attempt is made to study the negative hyperconjugation (Anomeric Effect) by the calculation of the charges at the Density Functional Theory (DFT) level for some compounds with hypervalent atoms like Si, P & S


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hichem Sadrik Kettouche

Abstract Theoretical studies on [2+2] cycloaddition step involved in the Enantioselective Reduction of ketones with borane catalyzed by a B-MethoxyOxazaborolidine Catalyst Derived from Pinene has been performed by means of the Density Functional Theory method (DFT) at MPWB1K /6-31G (d,p). The formation of the M5a(S) complexes via transition state TSa(S) was the more favorable pathway among other [2+2]cycloaddition competing steps. The explanation of the formation of O-B and N-B through two-stage one-step mechanism was allowed by means of the electron localization function (ELF) topological analysis. NCI and QTAIM analysis of the two computed transition states TSa(S) and TSa(R) indicate that the difference between both in term of stability comes mainly from the orientation of the methanediyl group inside the pinene skeleton, which implies that CH-H…O interaction found at TSa(S) is the great factor that makes it more stable than TSa(R).


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Li ◽  
Xiaobo Li ◽  
Shidong Zhang ◽  
Liemao Cao ◽  
Fangping Ouyang ◽  
...  

AbstractStrain engineering has become one of the effective methods to tune the electronic structures of materials, which can be introduced into the molecular junction to induce some unique physical effects. The various γ-graphyne nanoribbons (γ-GYNRs) embedded between gold (Au) electrodes with strain controlling have been designed, involving the calculation of the spin-dependent transport properties by employing the density functional theory. Our calculated results exhibit that the presence of strain has a great effect on transport properties of molecular junctions, which can obviously enhance the coupling between the γ-GYNR and Au electrodes. We find that the current flowing through the strained nanojunction is larger than that of the unstrained one. What is more, the length and strained shape of the γ-GYNR serves as the important factors which affect the transport properties of molecular junctions. Simultaneously, the phenomenon of spin-splitting occurs after introducing strain into nanojunction, implying that strain engineering may be a new means to regulate the electron spin. Our work can provide theoretical basis for designing of high performance graphyne-based devices in the future.


Author(s):  
I. Yu. Sklyadneva ◽  
Rolf Heid ◽  
Pedro Miguel Echenique ◽  
Evgueni Chulkov

Electron-phonon interaction in the Si(111)-supported rectangular √(7 ) ×√3 phases of In is investigated within the density-functional theory and linear-response. For both single-layer and double-layer √(7 ) ×√3 structures, it...


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4086
Author(s):  
Weiliang Ma ◽  
Marie-Christine Record ◽  
Jing Tian ◽  
Pascal Boulet

Owing to their low lattice thermal conductivity, many compounds of the n(PbTe)-m(Bi2Te3) homologous series have been reported in the literature with thermoelectric (TE) properties that still need improvement. For this purpose, in this work, we have implemented the band engineering approach by applying biaxial tensile and compressive strains using the density functional theory (DFT) on various compounds of this series, namely Bi2Te3, PbBi2Te4, PbBi4Te7 and Pb2Bi2Te5. All the fully relaxed Bi2Te3, PbBi2Te4, PbBi4Te7 and Pb2Bi2Te5 compounds are narrow band-gap semiconductors. When applying strains, a semiconductor-to-metal transition occurs for all the compounds. Within the range of open-gap, the electrical conductivity decreases as the compressive strain increases. We also found that compressive strains cause larger Seebeck coefficients than tensile ones, with the maximum Seebeck coefficient being located at −2%, −6%, −3% and 0% strain for p-type Bi2Te3, PbBi2Te4, PbBi4Te7 and Pb2Bi2Te5, respectively. The use of the quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) as a complementary tool has shown that the van der Waals interactions located between the structure slabs evolve with strains as well as the topological properties of Bi2Te3 and PbBi2Te4. This study shows that the TE performance of the n(PbTe)-m(Bi2Te3) compounds is modified under strains.


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