Efficient solvent-free hydrogenation of ketones over flame-prepared bimetallic Pt-Pd/ZrO(2) catalysts.
Named and flamed: Bimetallic Pt-Pd/ZrO(2)  catalysts with different Pt/Pd atomic ratios and high dispersion of the metal nanoparticles are prepared by a single-step flame-spray pyrolysis. The catalysts show excellent activity and tunable product selectivity for the solvent-free hydrogenation of the ketone model compounds cyclopentanone and acetophenone.
Department of Chemistry and Applied Sciences, ETH Zürich, Hönggerberg, HCI, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
Yijiao
Y
Jiang
Robert
R
Büchel
Jun
J
Huang
Frank
F
Krumeich
Sotiris E
SE
Pratsinis
Alfons
A
Baiker
D002384:Catalysis; D006865:Hydrogenation; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
D007659:Ketones; D010984:Platinum; D010165:Palladium; D015040:Zirconium; C028541:zirconium oxide