| The selective oxidation of ethylene was studied on a high surface area colloidal silver catalyst. In 0.1 to 1 torr of 20% ethylene in oxygen, the catalyst produced ethylene oxide with a selectivity of 20 to 30% at temperatures between 473 and 573 K. Surface-enhanced Raman (SER) spectra exhibited a distinct feature at 995 cm;The extension of SERS to other metals that do not exhibit the surface-enhanced effect was examined by electrodepositing thin layers (2 to 3 monolayers) of platinum, rhodium, and ruthenium on a roughened gold substrate. At atmospheric pressure and temperatures between 298 and 473 K, metal-oxygen features were observed at 500 cm;The adsorption and oxidation of sulfur dioxide was also studied. A band assigned to the S-O stretch of molecularly adsorbed sulfur dioxide was observed at 1130 cm... |
