Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1981, 46, 52-57
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19810052
Catalytic activity of transition metals in hydrogenolysis of ethane calculated by the simplex method
Karel Kuchynkaa, Jiří Fusekb and Oldřich Štroufb
a J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 121 38 Prague
b Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 250 68 Řež
Abstract
The catalytic activity of transition metals in hydrogenolysis of ethane was approximated by a polynomial of second order with variables of basic physical importance, viz., molar heat capacity, covalent atomic radius of the metal, heat of melting, and first ionization potential of the metal atom. The physico-chemical significance of the correlation of these variables with the catalytic activity of transition metals is discussed.
