title: Simple preparation and catalytic activity of Pd particles dispersed mesoporous carbons from poly(VDC/MA) containing Pd and Y compounds.
abstract: We report a simple preparation of Pd particles dispersed mesoporous carbons. The carbons were prepared by steam activation of carbonized vinylidene chloride/methyl acrylate copolymer (poly(VDC/MA)) containing yttrium acetylacetonate (Y(acac)(3)) and palladium acetylacetonate (Pd(acac)(2)). The resulting carbons consist of high contents of mesopore and uniformly dispersed fine Pd particles. We measured the catalytic activities of the carbons obtained for hydrogenation of methyl linoleate. The Pd particles dispersed in mesoporous activated carbons obtained from poly(VDC/MA) containing both Y(acac)(3) and Pd(acac)(2) showed high catalytic activities, compared with the microporous activated carbon obtained from poly(VDC/MA) containing only Pd(acac)(2). Especially Pd particles dispersed in mesoporous carbons exhibited excellent selectivity for hydrogenation of diene (methyl linoleate) to monoene (methyl oleate).
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-4-1, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan. tamai@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tamai
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasuda