Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation over Nano-metal Systems: Closing the Gap between Model and Real Catalysts for Industrial Applications

The relationship between catalytic response and properties of the active phase is difficult to establish in classical heterogeneous catalysis due to the number of variables that can affect catalytic performance. Ultrahigh-vacuum surface methods applied to model catalyst surfaces are useful...

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Main Authors: Fernando Cárdenas-Lizana, Micaela Crespo-Quesada, Lioubov Kiwi-Minsker
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Published: Swiss Chemical Society 2012-09-01
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Online Access:https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/5267
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author Fernando Cárdenas-Lizana
Micaela Crespo-Quesada
Lioubov Kiwi-Minsker
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Micaela Crespo-Quesada
Lioubov Kiwi-Minsker
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description The relationship between catalytic response and properties of the active phase is difficult to establish in classical heterogeneous catalysis due to the number of variables that can affect catalytic performance. Ultrahigh-vacuum surface methods applied to model catalyst surfaces are useful tools to assess fundamental issues related to catalytic processes but they are limited by the significant differences with catalysts in the working state. In an attempt to overcome this issue, (unsupported) nano-metal systems with controlled size and shape have been synthesized and tested in selective alkyne hydrogenation. The results revealed a dependency of nano-particles (NPs) morphology (size and shape) and allowed the identification of the active sites for this type of reaction. The nature of the stabilizer (steric and electrostatic stabilization) used in the NPs preparation has been shown to influence catalytic performance. The tailored active phase was subsequently immobilized on suitable nano- and micro-structured inorganic (e.g. 3D sintered metal fibers) supports with controlled surface properties in order to corroborate if the results obtained on the optimized nano-metal systems could be extrapolated to real catalysts. This article highlights the advantages and limitations of the analysis of selective alkyne hydrogenation over nano-metal systems that close the gap between model and real catalysts where the main challenges that lie ahead are summarized.
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spelling doaj.art-e3c69a19eca74516bb6031ef8f87c00f2022-12-22T00:01:07ZdeuSwiss Chemical SocietyCHIMIA0009-42932673-24242012-09-0166910.2533/chimia.2012.681Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation over Nano-metal Systems: Closing the Gap between Model and Real Catalysts for Industrial ApplicationsFernando Cárdenas-Lizana0Micaela Crespo-Quesada1Lioubov Kiwi-Minsker2Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Group of Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, SwitzerlandEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Group of Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, SwitzerlandEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Group of Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. lioubov.kiwi-minsker@epfl.ch The relationship between catalytic response and properties of the active phase is difficult to establish in classical heterogeneous catalysis due to the number of variables that can affect catalytic performance. Ultrahigh-vacuum surface methods applied to model catalyst surfaces are useful tools to assess fundamental issues related to catalytic processes but they are limited by the significant differences with catalysts in the working state. In an attempt to overcome this issue, (unsupported) nano-metal systems with controlled size and shape have been synthesized and tested in selective alkyne hydrogenation. The results revealed a dependency of nano-particles (NPs) morphology (size and shape) and allowed the identification of the active sites for this type of reaction. The nature of the stabilizer (steric and electrostatic stabilization) used in the NPs preparation has been shown to influence catalytic performance. The tailored active phase was subsequently immobilized on suitable nano- and micro-structured inorganic (e.g. 3D sintered metal fibers) supports with controlled surface properties in order to corroborate if the results obtained on the optimized nano-metal systems could be extrapolated to real catalysts. This article highlights the advantages and limitations of the analysis of selective alkyne hydrogenation over nano-metal systems that close the gap between model and real catalysts where the main challenges that lie ahead are summarized. https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/5267AlkyneMonodispersed colloidsSelective hydrogenationSupported palladium catalyst
spellingShingle Fernando Cárdenas-Lizana
Micaela Crespo-Quesada
Lioubov Kiwi-Minsker
Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation over Nano-metal Systems: Closing the Gap between Model and Real Catalysts for Industrial Applications
CHIMIA
Alkyne
Monodispersed colloids
Selective hydrogenation
Supported palladium catalyst
title Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation over Nano-metal Systems: Closing the Gap between Model and Real Catalysts for Industrial Applications
title_full Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation over Nano-metal Systems: Closing the Gap between Model and Real Catalysts for Industrial Applications
title_fullStr Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation over Nano-metal Systems: Closing the Gap between Model and Real Catalysts for Industrial Applications
title_full_unstemmed Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation over Nano-metal Systems: Closing the Gap between Model and Real Catalysts for Industrial Applications
title_short Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation over Nano-metal Systems: Closing the Gap between Model and Real Catalysts for Industrial Applications
title_sort selective alkyne hydrogenation over nano metal systems closing the gap between model and real catalysts for industrial applications
topic Alkyne
Monodispersed colloids
Selective hydrogenation
Supported palladium catalyst
url https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/5267
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