Abstract
First-principles density functional theory and a periodic-slab model have been utilized to investigate the adsorption of a 2-chlorophenol molecule on a CuO(1 1 1) surface with a vacant Cu surface site, namely Cu 2 O(1 1 1)-Cu CUS . Several vertical and flat orientations have been studied. All of these molecular configurations interact very weakly with the Cu 2 O(1 1 1)-Cu CUS surface, an observation which also holds for clean copper surfaces and the Cu 2 O(1 1 0):CuO surface. Hydroxyl-bond dissociation assisted by the surface was found to be endoergic by 0.42-1.72 eV, depending predominantly on the position of the isolated H on the surface. In addition, the corresponding adsorbed 2-chlorophenoxy moiety was found to be more stable than a vacuum 2-chlorophenoxy radical by about 0.76 eV. Despite these predicted endoergicities, however, we would predict the formation of 2-chlorophenoxy radicals from gaseous 2-chlorophenol over the copper (I) oxide Cu 2 O(1 1 1)-Cu CUS surface to be a feasible and important process in the formation of PCDD/Fs in the post-flame region where gas-phase routes are negligible.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4764-4770 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Applied Surface Science |
Volume | 256 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 15 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 2-Chlorophenol
- CuO
- DFT calculations
- PCDD/F
- Polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins
- Polychlorodibenzofurans
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films