Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5355860 Applied Surface Science 2016 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

- Ethanol decomposition has been studied over α-Al2O3(0 0 0 1) surface.
- EDD and DOS results confirm the stable adsorption of ethanol on the surface.
- DFT calculations favor ethylene formation via CβH bond scission.
- The formation of acetaldehyde has higher energy barrier.
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