Title :
Characterization of carbon deposits during heterogeneous catalysis using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
Author :
de-Silva, M.N. ; McElroy, C.T. ; McGregor, J. ; York, A.P.E. ; Zeitler, J.A. ; Gladden, L.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng. & Biotechnol., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
Terahertz spectroscopy was used to quantitatively assess the degree of graphitic order of the hydrocarbonaceous deposits formed during the reaction of n-butane over the catalyst ZSM-5.
Keywords :
catalysis; catalysts; organic compounds; terahertz wave spectra; time-domain analysis; zeolites; carbon deposits; catalyst ZSM-5; graphitic order; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrocarbonaceous deposits; n-butane reaction; terahertz time-domain spectroscopy; Absorption; Carbon; Fluorescence; Materials; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612300
