Modeling interaction of pyridine on Mo2CuS8 for the HDN reaction. A theoretical study

  • Aldo Munaretto Universidad Simón Bolívar-Venezuela
  • Fernando Ruette Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC)
  • Morella Sánchez Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC)
  • Eloy Rodríguez Arias Universidad Simón Bolívar-Venezuela
Palabras clave: CNDO, HDN, MoS2, Mo2CuS8, pyridine hydrogenation, theoretical

Resumen

The role of Cu in the hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) of pyridine on molybdenum sulfide surface is studied with a CNDO method reparameterized for diatomic binding energies. A model system of a hydrogenated Mo2MeS8 cluster (Me = Cu or Mo) and a pyridine molecule were used to simulate the HDN process. Theoretical results show that the highest adsorption energy is found on the copper atom when this metal is located in a central position between two Mo atoms. Furthermore, the best adsorption mode occurs to the case in which the pyridine C2v axis is parallel to the Cu-S-Mo axis. Pyridine hydrogenation is explained by a notable interaction between hydrogen atoms adsorbed on Mo atoms neighboring the adsorption site and C and N atoms of the organic compound. Copper adsorption site presents: (a) A negative charge density due to electronic transference from lateral Mo atoms. (b) Weaker Me-S and Me-Mo bonds than in the case of pure MoS2, which makes difficult to substitute Mo by Cu. (c) The Mo-S bonds are stronger in Mo2CuS8, than in Mo3S8, which does not facilitate adjacent vacancy formation around the adsorption site and impedes the pyridine hydrogenation.

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Munaretto, A., Ruette, F., Sánchez, M., & Rodríguez Arias, E. (1). Modeling interaction of pyridine on Mo2CuS8 for the HDN reaction. A theoretical study. Ciencia, 14. Recuperado a partir de https://www.produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/ciencia/article/view/9585
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