Thermal desorption results

XPS studies of ethylene exposed to clean Au(lll) at 95 K were also carried out. The C(ls) peak occurred at 284.7 eV BE. Warm-up experiments show that the carbon peak was still present at 165 K, confirming that the long tail observed in the TPD spectra was due to adsorbed ethylene on the Au(lll) surface. Only trace amounts of carbon were observed at 200 K, and none was observed at 300 K. These results are consistent with the thermal desorption results. Also, LEED showed no new ordered structure was formed due to adsorbed ethylene. 

Final cleaning involved repeated argon ion bombardment (5 x 10 6 torr, 0.3 pA, 450 V) of the crystal held at 750 K, followed by an anneal for 10 to 20 min at 1100 K, until sharp (lxl) LEED patterns were obtained, and thermal desorption results for CO agreed with those reported by Benziger and Madix (16). 

Thermal desorption of CO, Auger electron spectroscopy, and temperature programmed oxidation all show that the carbon layer 1) is Immobile below 550 K 2) forms a more densely packed surface phase at temperatures of 550-1150 K and 3) dissolves into the bulk at 1350 K. SIMS measurements of isotope mixing in the ions confirm formation of dense-phase (graphitic) islands after heating the carbon layer to 923 K. SIMS spectra also demonstrate that at 520 K, CO dissociates on Ru(OOl). The oxygen-free carbon layer that forms behaves similarly to the carbon from ethylene. Both SIMS and thermal desorption results show no positive interaction between adsorbed CO and D but significant attraction between and C formed by CO dissociation. 

SPME has been utilized for deterrnination of pollutants in aqueous solution by the adsorption of analyte onto stationary-phase coated fused-siUca fibers, followed by thermal desorption in the injection system of a capillary gas chromatograph (34). EuU automation can be achieved using an autosampler. Eiber coated with 7- and 100-p.m film thickness and a nitrogen—phosphoms flame thermionic detector were used to evaluate the adsorption and desorption of four j -triazines. The gc peaks resulting from desorption of fibers were shown to be comparable to those obtained using manual injection. 

Thermal desorption spectra of CO2 from a titania surface are shown in figure 2. It revealed two desorption peaks at temperature ca. 175 and 200 K. As reported, surface of titania have two structures which is similar to the results fomd by Tracy et al. [7]. Based on their study, it was confirmed that one peak at ca. 170 K was attributed to CO2 molecules bound to regular five-coordinate Ti site considered as the perfected titania structure. The second peak at ca. 200 K considered as the CO2 molecules bound to Ti referred to the... 

We have undertaken a series of experiments Involving thin film models of such powdered transition metal catalysts (13,14). In this paper we present a brief review of the results we have obtained to date Involving platinum and rhodium deposited on thin films of tltanla, the latter prepared by oxidation of a tltanliua single crystal. These systems are prepared and characterized under well-controlled conditions. We have used thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and static secondary Ion mass spectrometry (SSIMS). Our results Illustrate the power of SSIMS In understanding the processes that take place during thermal treatment of these thin films. Thermal desorption spectroscopy Is used to characterize the adsorption and desorption of small molecules, In particular, carbon monoxide. AES confirms the SSIMS results and was used to verify the surface cleanliness of the films as they were prepared. 

On a third sample, thermal desorption of carbon monoxide was carried out before and after annealing to 760 K and after sputtering into the region where the Ti" " was a minimum (l.e., about 180 seconds in Fig. 3). The TDS results are summarized in Table I. The last column gives the Integrated peak desorption area for carbon monoxide. 

Thermal desorption spectroscopy and temperature programmed reaction experiments have provided significant insight into the chemistry of a wide variety of reactions on well characterized surfaces. In such experiments, characterized, adsorbate covered, surfaces are heated at rates of 10-100 K/sec and molecular species which desorb are monitored by mass spectrometry. Typically, several masses are monitored in each experiment by computer multiplexing techniques. Often, in such experiments, the species desorbed are the result of a surface reaction during the temperature ramp. 

In the thermal desorption technique excavated soil is heated to around 200 to 1000°F (93 to 538°C). Volatile and some semivolatile contaminants are vaporized and carried off by air, combustion gas, or inert gas. Off-gas is typically processed to remove particulates. Volatiles in the off-gas may be burned in an afterburner, collected on activated carbon, or recovered in condensation equipment. Thermal desorption systems are physical separation processes that are not designed to provide high levels of organic destruction, although some systems will result in localized oxidation or pyrolysis. 

Different experimental approaches were applied in the past [6, 45] and in recent years [23, 46] to study the nature of the organic residue. But the results or their interpretation have been contradictory. Even at present, the application of modem analytical techniques and optimized electrochemical instruments have led to different results and all three particles given above, namely HCO, COH and CO, have been recently discussed as possible methanol intermediates [14,15,23,46,47]. We shall present here the results of recent investigations on the electrochemical oxidation of methanol by application of electrochemical thermal desorption mass spectroscopy (ECTDMS) on-line mass spectroscopy, and Fourier Transform IR-reflection-absorption spectroscopy (SNIFTIRS). 

The results of a similar experiment with adsorbed hydrogen is shown in Fig. 2.3b. Only one desorption peak was observed in the temperature range studied [50], The desorption peak temperature lies at 420 K for the experiment with 0.8 L and is shifted to lower temperatures as the H2 concentration increases indicating second order desorption kinetics. Surface states with desorption temperatures at 165 K, 220 K, 280 K and 350 K were reported for the adsorption of H2 and D2 at 120 K [51]. Thermal desorption experiments after H2 adsorption at 350 K show only one desorption state at ca. 450 K [52],... 

The primary process initiating dust surface chemistry is the collision of a molecule from the ISM with the surface. The sticking probability is a measure of how often molecules will stick to the dust surface but this depends on the collision energy, the temperature of the grain surface and the nature of the chemical surface itself. The silicate surface is highly polar, at least for a grain of sand on Earth, and should attract polar molecules as well as atoms. The adsorption process can also be reversed, resulting in thermal desorption, both as the reverse of adsorption and by new molecules as the product of surface reactions. 

The book has been written as an introductory text, not as an exhaustive review. It is meant for students at the start of their Ph.D. projects and for anyone else who needs a concise introduction to catalyst characterization. Each chapter describes the physical background and principles of a technique, a few recent applications to illustrate the type of information that can be obtained, and an evaluation of possibilities and limitations. A chapter on case studies highlights a few important catalyst systems and illustrates how powerful combinations of techniques are. The appendix on the surface theory of metals and on chemical bonding at surfaces is included to provide better insight in the results of photoemission, vibrational spectroscopy and thermal desorption. 

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