title: Preparation of Pd-Loaded Hierarchical FAU Membranes and Testing in Acetophenone Hydrogenation.
abstract: Pd-loaded hierarchical FAU (Pd-FAU) membranes, containing an intrinsic secondary non-zeolitic (meso)porosity, were prepared and tested in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone (AP) to produce phenylethanol (PE), an industrially relevant product. The best operating conditions were preliminarily identified by testing different solvents and organic hydrogen donors in a batch hydrogenation process where micron-sized FAU seeds were employed as catalyst support. Water as solvent and formic acid as hydrogen source resulted to be the best choice in terms of conversion for the catalytic hydrogenation of AP, providing the basis for the design of a green and sustainable process. The best experimental conditions were selected and applied to the Pd-loaded FAU membrane finding enhanced catalytic performance such as a five-fold higher productivity than with the unsupported Pd-FAU crystals (11.0 vs. 2.2 mgproduct gcat(-1)·h(-1)). The catalytic performance of the membrane on the alumina support was also tested in a tangential flow system obtaining a productivity higher than that of the batch system (22.0 vs. 11.0 mgproduct gcat(-1)·h(-1)).
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria, cubo 44A, Via Pietro BUCCI, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. raffaele.molinari@unical.it.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Molinari
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria, cubo 44A, Via Pietro BUCCI, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. cristina.lavorato@libero.it.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lavorato
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria, cubo 44A, Via Pietro BUCCI, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. teresafina.mastropietro@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Teresa F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Mastropietro
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria, cubo 44A, Via Pietro BUCCI, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. pietro.argurio@unical.it.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Argurio
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria, cubo 44A, Via Pietro BUCCI, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. e.drioli@unical.it.|National Research Council-Institute for Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR) c/o University of Calabria, cubo 17C, Via Pietro BUCCI, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. e.drioli@unical.it.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Drioli
authors.affiliation: National Research Council-Institute for Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR) c/o University of Calabria, cubo 17C, Via Pietro BUCCI, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy. t.poerio@itm.cnr.it.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Poerio
mesh_terms: D000098:Acetophenones / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D006865:Hydrogenation; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry; D008566:Membranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D017641:Zeolites
chemical_list: D000098:Acetophenones; D007659:Ketones; D017641:Zeolites; C038699:acetophenone
keywords: catalysis; ketone hydrogenation; secondary porosity; sustainable chemistry; zeolite membranes