Operando infrared spectroscopy in combination with a kinetic study is used to elucidate the role of potassium on the conversion of carbon monoxide over K-promoted MoS2 catalysts. More specifically, the initial break-in transient has been studied in detail. Stabilization of reaction intermediates, and effect of promoter on the intrinsic properties of MoS2 are discussed. Adsorbed alkoxy species were found to play an important intermediate role in the syngas to alcohol route, and it was found that potassium stabilizes these species. Moreover, the electronic properties of MoS2 change upon promotion, thereby allowing for a relatively easier activation of the CO molecule and a reduced hydrogenation activity toward alkanes.

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The influence of a solid material (e.g., Al2O3) on the physical characteristics of helium dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) has been investigated in a cylindrical plasma reactor. The helium DBD with the solid packing shows a multiple current-peak effect, which can be ascribed to the enhancement of charge density due to charge deposition on the Al2O3 pellet surface. The combination of plasma and the solid increases both the peak-to-peak voltage and breakdown voltage of the discharge at a fixed input power but decreases the discharge temperature. It is also found that the presence of the solid has a weak effect on the electron temperature and density in the discharge.

Dielectric barrier discharges used for the conversion of greenhouse gases : modeling the plasma chemistry by fluid simulations. In Proceedings of the XX European Conference on the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Ionized Gases (20th ESCAMPIG, Novi Sad, Serbia, July 13-17, 2010) (pp. WAM_13-1/4) General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal ? Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.