TY - JOUR AU - Tatarchuk, Bruce J. AB - The Ag/titania sorbent for the ultradeep desulfurization of liquid fuels was characterized by electron spin resonance and was found to contain nearly the stoichiometric titania, without significant concentration of Ti3+ or the reactive oxygen species. The surface chemical reactions of thiophene adsorbed on the Ag/titania were studied by temperature‐programmed XPS from 25 to 525 °C upon in situ thermal annealing in high vacuum and in situ oxidation by oxygen gas. The titania support is not chemically reactive under those conditions. Silver oxide in the Ag/titania sorbent is converted to Ag2 S without formation of the transient surface sulfates or sulfites and is further oxidized by molecular oxygen. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. TI - An in situ temperature‐programmed XPS study of the surface chemical reactions of thiophene with Ag/titania JF - Surface and Interface Analysis DO - 10.1002/sia.3314 DA - 2010-09-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/an-in-situ-temperature-programmed-xps-study-of-the-surface-chemical-cBfzUw0ZPN SP - 1476 EP - 1482 VL - 42 IS - 9 DP - DeepDyve ER -