Low-loaded Pd/{alpha}-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} catalysts: Influence of metal particle morphology on hydrogenation of buta-1,3-diene and hydrogenation and isomerization of but-1-ene
- Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg (France)
- Planta Piloto de Ingeneria Quimica, Bahia Blanca (Argentina)
Buta-1,3-diene hydrogenation and but-1-ene hydrogenation and isomerization were studied on low-loaded Pd/{alpha}-Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} catalysts (0.1-0.3 wt.%) prepared from palladium acetylacetonate (Pd(C{sub 5}H{sub 7}O{sub 2}){sub 2}). Deuterium tracer study, hydrogen chemisorption, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis were used to establish the relationships between metal-support interactions, particle shapes, and buta-1,3-diene and but-1-ene hydrogenation and isomerization mechanisms. It was found that the hydrogenation reaction rates (turnover frequencies) are similar for buta-1,3-diene and but-1-ene, but 10 times lower for the 0.1% Pd catalyst compared to the 0.3% Pd catalyst. However, the 0.1% Pd catalyst has a high activity for the isomerization reaction which leads to 98% selectivity in isomers for the but-1-ene reaction. This unusual specific activity is explained considering that the 0.1% Pd catalyst contains flat particles in strong interaction with the support, as was deduced from several characterization methods, while the 0.3% Pd catalyst has more rugged bulk type particles after H{sub 2} treatments because they are not interacting with the support. 33 refs., 7 figs., 5 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 468688
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Catalysis, Journal Name: Journal of Catalysis Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 164; ISSN 0021-9517; ISSN JCTLA5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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