Platinum on carbonaceous supports for glycerol hydrogenolysis: Support effect

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

Oberhauser, W (Author) Other; Evangelisti, C (Author) Other; Jumde, RP (Author) Other; Psaro, R (Author) Other; Vizza, F (Author) Other; Bevilacqua, M (Author) Other; Filippi, J (Author) Other; B.F. Machado (Author) Other; Serp, P (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Journal of Catalysis

Vol. 325

Pages: 111-117

ISSN: 0021-9517

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-00M-G29

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2015.03.003

Abstract (EN): Metal vapor synthesis (MVS) technique was applied to generate Pt-nanoparticles of different size (<1.3 nm and 2.5 nm) deposited onto carbonaceous supports, mainly characterized by a different surface area. The supported catalysts were employed in the glycerol hydrogenolysis reaction carried out under basic reaction conditions at 433 and 453 K to obtain 1,2-propanediol as the main liquid product. Comparison of the composition of the liquid- and gas-phase products obtained by the different catalysts showed a clear dependence of aqueous-phase reforming, water-gas shift reaction activity as well as 1,2-propanediol chemoselectivity on the degree of Pt-sintering occurring on different carbon supports. High-resolution transmission electron microscopic and X-ray powder diffraction studies carried out on as-synthesized and recovered heterogeneous catalysts provided clear evidences that a high surface area carbon support, such as Ketjen Black EC-600JD, notably retards nanoparticle aggregation.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7