Catalysis on rare earth oxide

The adsorption studies to be discussed below have been carried out in general in the torr pressure range and on substrates which are also used in catalytic investigations. The experimental conditions were therefore close to those employed in actual catalysis, which is certainly an advantage for comparison purposes. Exemplifying results will be presented in the following for several gases relevant in the catalysis on rare earth oxides. 

Catalytic investigations on rare earth oxides of mostly Russian workers have been reviewed up to about 1973 by Minachev (1973), and catalytic properties of rare earth oxides in many reactions have been compiled more recently by Rosynek (1977). To evaluate catalysis on rare earth oxides in this chapter we will present selected examples of important catalytic results in some detail at the expense of a more exhaustive listing. Reactions are classified into several groups for ease of presentation following closely the reaction categories employed by Rosynek (1977). 

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