Dry reforming activity due to ionic Ru in LaRuO: the role of specific carbonates.

Dry reforming of methane was carried out over LaRuO (x = 0.005, 0.01).

Adsorption of C gases over CeO-based catalysts: synergism of cationic sites and anionic vacancies.

The synthesis of novel and efficient catalysts for acetylene hydrogenation exhibiting high selectivity towards ethylene is important due to the presence of selective acetylene hydrogenation reaction in petrochemical processing. Since adsorption of C gases constitutes the primary step in catalytic hydrogenation and governs the selectivity of the catalysts, we have explored the C-adsorption potential of reducible CeO-based systems. The adsorption of C-gases over CeO-based materials was assessed using experimental in situ spectroscopic techniques and in silico theoretical studies based on density functional theory.