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Analysis of literature results for the effect of particle size in Au/TiO2 catalysts on their activities and activation energies (E) for CO oxidation by constructing ’Compensation’ plots of E vs. ln A (A = pre-exponential factor) leads directly to the conclusion that high activity is primarily due to particles so small as to be in the non-metallic state.
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Geoffrey Bond held academic posts at Leeds and Hull Universities before joining Johnson Matthey plc in 1962 as head of Catalysis Research. In 1970 he was appointed Professor in Brunel University Chemistry Department, and is now an Emeritus Professor at the University.
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Bond, G. Source of the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles. Gold Bull 43, 88–93 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03214973
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