Ru-nanoparticle deposition on naturally available clay and rice husk biomass materials—Benzene hydrogenation catalysis and synthetic strategies for green catalyst development
Ru-nanoparticle deposition on naturally available clay and rice husk biomass materials—Benzene hydrogenation catalysis and synthetic strategies for green catalyst development
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DOI:
10.1039/c1cy00269d
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发表时间:
2012-03
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5
通讯作者:
O. Shawkataly;R. Jothiramalingam;Farook Adam;T. Radhika;T. Tsao;M. K. Wang
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作者:
O. Shawkataly;R. Jothiramalingam;Farook Adam;T. Radhika;T. Tsao;M. K. Wang
We demonstrate the rapid synthesis of ruthenium nanoparticle supported on naturally available isolated soil clay and ceria-modified rice husk silica biomass. Ruthenium nanoparticle deposition on nanoclay (clay particles of <100 nm) and on rice husk silica was performed via a high pressure hydrogenation process. A ruthenium organometallic compound was used as a precursor for ruthenium nanoparticle formation. The physico-chemical characteristics of the synthesized materials were analyzed by XRD, FT-IR, SEM-EDX and TEM analysis. The successful incorporation of ruthenium nanoparticle on nanoclay (Ru/Nanoclay-A) and on ceria-modified rice husk silica (Ru/Ce-RHS-B) was confirmed by XRD and FT-IR analysis. Ruthenium deposition on ceira-modified rice husk silica catalyst (Ru-Ce/RHS-C) has also been synthesized and characterized for a comparison study. The spherical shaped particles were observed between 60–80 nm for Ru/Nanoclay-A. However Ru/Ce-RHS-B and Ru-Ce/RHS-C material derived from biomass showed an aggregated morphology. Benzene hydrogenation under high pressure conditions has been studied in presence of the aforementioned three types of catalysts, Ru/Nanoclay-A, Ru/Ce-RHS-B and Ru-Ce/RHS-C. The Ru/Ce-RHS-B catalyst showed maximum conversion of 85% with selectivity of 72% towards cyclohexene formation, compared with other catalysts.