TY - JOUR
T1 - Molecular sieving carbon catalysts for liquid phase reactions
T2 - Study of alkene hydrogenation using platinum embedded nanoporous carbon
AU - Holbrook, Billy Paul M.
AU - Rajagopalan, Ramakrishnan
AU - Dronvajjala, Krishna
AU - Choudhary, Yogesh Kumar
AU - Foley, Henry C.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - We present a simple method to synthesize shape selective carbon catalysts for large alkene hydrogenation reactions by tailoring porosity of platinum embedded in polyfurfuryl alcohol derived carbons. A small amount of mesoporosity, in addition to the intrinsic microporous nature of the carbon, shortens the diffusion length for the reactant molecule, enabling these materials to be used for catalysis in the liquid phase. A systematic study of hydrogenation reactions of liquid phase alkenes is reported. The molecular sieving effect of the catalyst was examined by varying molecular length, size, double bond position, stereoregularity and the number of double bonds in the alkenes.
AB - We present a simple method to synthesize shape selective carbon catalysts for large alkene hydrogenation reactions by tailoring porosity of platinum embedded in polyfurfuryl alcohol derived carbons. A small amount of mesoporosity, in addition to the intrinsic microporous nature of the carbon, shortens the diffusion length for the reactant molecule, enabling these materials to be used for catalysis in the liquid phase. A systematic study of hydrogenation reactions of liquid phase alkenes is reported. The molecular sieving effect of the catalyst was examined by varying molecular length, size, double bond position, stereoregularity and the number of double bonds in the alkenes.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.molcata.2012.10.026
DO - 10.1016/j.molcata.2012.10.026
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871719636
SN - 1381-1169
VL - 367
SP - 61
EP - 68
JO - Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
JF - Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
ER -