Highly selective hydrogenation of C=C double bond in unsaturated carbonyl compounds over NiC catalyst

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

N. Mahata (Author) Other; A. F. Cunha (Author) FEUP; J. J. M. Orfão (Author) FEUP; J. L. Figueiredo (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Chemical Engineering Journal

Vol. 188

Pages: 155-159

ISSN: 1385-8947

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Chemical engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-B1J

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.01.127

Abstract (EN): Carbon was deposited over Raney type skeletal nickel catalysts by decomposing methane under controlled way: thereby pyrophoricity of Raney nickel was removed and non-pyrophoric nickel-carbon composite materials (NiC catalysts) were synthesised. XPS and XRD characterizations revealed that the catalysts consisted of nickel in metallic form with superficial oxide layers, carbon and aluminium oxide/hydroxide. The NiC catalysts were observed to be highly selective in hydrogenating C=C double bond in unsaturated carbonyl compounds leaving the carbonyl group almost untouched. Crotonaldehyde and isophorone were used as model substrates.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5