Low-loading Pt/β-MoC catalyst for ethanol dissociation. Experimental and theoretical characterization.

The adsorption and dissociation of ethanol on Pt/β-MoC with a low noble metal loading (0.1 wt%) is studied in the context of catalytic H production from alcohols. X-ray diffraction and experimental results indicate that Pt modifies the lattice parameters of β-MoC.