Monodispersed Pd Nanoparticles for Acetylene Selective Hydrogenation: Particle Size and Support Effects

Highly Dispersed PdNPs/α-Al2O3 Catalyst for the Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene Prepared with Monodispersed Pd Nanoparticles

Pd nanoparticles (PdNPs) stabilized by methyl cellulose (MC) were synthesized in an aqueous solution, which are monodispersed nanoparticles. PdNPs/α-Al2O3 catalyst was prepared with monodispersed PdNPs and showed better catalytic performance than Pd/α-Al2O3 catalyst prepared by the incipient wetness impregnation method using Pd(NO3)2 as a precursor. The catalysts were characterized by transmiss...

Monodispersed Pd-nanoparticles on carbon fiber fabrics as structured catalyst for selective hydrogenation

Monodispersed Pd-nanoparticles (∼ 8 nm) prepared via a modified microemulsion method were deposited on active carbon fibers (ACF) fabrics and studied in a semi-batch 1-hexyne liquid-phase hydrogenation. The catalyst Pd(0.45 wt%)/ACF demonstrated > 96% selectivity to 1-hexene up to 90% of conversion. Initial activity at 303 K, 1.3 MPa pressure, in n-heptane as a solvent was 0.14 kmolH2 kg −1 Pd ...

Improved selectivity by stabilizing and exposing active phases on supported Pd nanoparticles in acetylene-selective hydrogenation.

Palladium dynamics: Under hydrogenation conditions, saturating over-active palladium by carbon diffusion leads to a stable and selective particle surface. By choosing supports with suitable geometric structures and establishing a strong interaction between supports and metal particles, accumulated species can be regularly rearranged and reaction-selective phases can be exposed (see figure).

An Egg-Shell Pd-Ag/ α -Al 2 O 3 Catalyst for Tail-End Acetylene Selective Hydrogenation

TiO2 supported Pd@Ag as highly selective catalysts for hydrogenation of acetylene in excess ethylene.

A novel TiO2 supported core-shell (Pd@Ag) bimetallic catalyst was fabricated via the sequential photodeposition method. The Ag shell effectively blocks the high coordination sites on the Pd core, and therefore pronouncedly enhances the ethylene selectivity for the catalytic hydrogenation of acetylene in excess ethylene.