Selective hydrogenation of citral over supported Pt catalysts: insight into support effects

  • Xiaofeng Wang
  • , Weiming Hu
  • , Baolin Deng
  • , Xinhua Liang

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Abstract

Highly dispersed platinum (Pt) nanoparticles (NPs) were deposited on various substrates by atomic layer deposition (ALD) in a fluidized bed reactor at 300 °C. The substrates included multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), silica gel (SiO2), commercial γ-Al2O3, and ALD-prepared porous Al2O3 particles (ALD-Al2O3). The results of TEM analysis showed that ~1.3 nm Pt NPs were highly dispersed on all different supports. All catalysts were used for the reaction of selective hydrogenation of citral to unsaturated alcohols (UA), geraniol, and nerol. Both the structure and acidity of supports affected the activity and selectivity of Pt catalysts. Pt/SiO2 showed the highest activity due to the strong acidity of SiO2 and the conversion of citral reached 82% after 12 h with a selectivity of 58% of UA. Pt/MWCNTs showed the highest selectivity of UA, which reached 65% with a conversion of 38% due to its unique structure and electronic effect. The cycling experiments indicated that Pt/MWCNTs and Pt/ALD-Al2O3 catalysts were more stable than Pt/SiO2, as a result of the different interactions between the Pt NPs and the supports.

Original languageEnglish
Article number153
JournalJournal of Nanoparticle Research
Volume19
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2017

Keywords

  • Atomic layer deposition (ALD)
  • Citral hydrogenation
  • Nanostructured catalysts
  • Platinum (Pt)
  • Stability
  • Supports
  • Unsaturated alcohols (UA)

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