“…23 Palladium carbide has been correlated to the loss of activity, stabilization of supported Pd catalysts, and high selectivity to alkene formation. Because the palladium carbide strongly affects the activity and selectivity, it has been characterized by using different techniques, including X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), 24 X-ray diffraction (XRD), 25 and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) at the Pd K 13,14,26 and L 3 edges. 27 The structure of PdC 0.15 powder was determined ex situ by EXAFS at the Pd K edge.…”