Lithium and boron as interstitial palladium dopants for catalytic partial hydrogenation of acetylene

Lithium and boron as interstitial palladium dopants for catalytic partial hydrogenation of acetylene

It is demonstrated that light elements, including lithium and boron atoms, can take residence in the octahedral (interstitial) site of a Pd lattice by modifying the electronic properties of the metal nanoparticles, and hence the adsorptive strength of a reactant. The blocking of the sub-surface site...

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 53; no. 3; p. 601
Main Authors: Ellis, Ieuan T, Wolf, Elisabeth H, Jones, Glenn, Lo, Ben, Meng-Jung Li, Molly, York, Andrew P E, Edman Tsang, Shik Chi
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England 2017
Subjects:
Acetylene - chemistry
Boron - chemistry
Catalysis
Hydrogenation
Lithium - chemistry
Palladium - chemistry
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Summary:It is demonstrated that light elements, including lithium and boron atoms, can take residence in the octahedral (interstitial) site of a Pd lattice by modifying the electronic properties of the metal nanoparticles, and hence the adsorptive strength of a reactant. The blocking of the sub-surface sites to H in the modified materials results in significantly higher selectivity for the partial catalytic hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene.
ISSN:1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c6cc08404d