Fibrous nano-silica supported ruthenium (KCC-1/Ru): A sustainable catalyst for the hydrogenolysis of alkanes with good catalytic activity and lifetime
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ArticleKAUST Department
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) DivisionCore Labs
Imaging and Characterization Core Lab
KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
Date
2012-06-11Online Publication Date
2012-06-11Print Publication Date
2012-07-06Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/562240
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We have shown that fibrous nanosilica (KCC-1) can serve as a suitable support for the synthesis of highly dispersed ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles. The resulting KCC-1/Ru catalyst displayed superior activity for the hydrogenolysis of propane and ethane at atmospheric pressure and at low temperature. The high catalytic activity was due to the formation of Ru-nanoparticles with an active size range (1-4 nm) and the presence of hexagonal-shaped particles with several corners and sharp edges possessing reactive atoms with lowest coordination numbers. The catalyst was stable with an excellent lifetime and no sign of deactivation, even after eight days. This enhanced stability may be due to the fibrous nature of KCC-1 which restricts Ostwald ripening of Ru nanoparticles. © 2012 American Chemical Society.Citation
Fihri, A., Bouhrara, M., Patil, U., Cha, D., Saih, Y., & Polshettiwar, V. (2012). Fibrous Nano-Silica Supported Ruthenium (KCC-1/Ru): A Sustainable Catalyst for the Hydrogenolysis of Alkanes with Good Catalytic Activity and Lifetime. ACS Catalysis, 2(7), 1425–1431. doi:10.1021/cs300179qSponsors
We thank King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) for funding and support.Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)Journal
ACS Catalysisae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1021/cs300179q