Electrocatalysis over Pd catalysts: A very efficient alternative to catalytic hydrogenation of cyclohexanone

Autor: Ciprian M. Cirtiu, Hugues Ménard, Anne Brisach-Wittmeyer
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Catalysis. 245:191-197
ISSN: 0021-9517
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2006.10.010
Popis: Electrocatalytic reaction was examined as an alternative method for the catalytic hydrogenation of cyclohexanone over Pd catalysts. The behavior of Pd/alumina catalyst and finely divided Pd catalyst in the electrocatalytic and catalytic hydrogenation of cyclohexanone in aqueous solution were investigated as a comparative study. The role of the pH of the solution was studied both in electrocatalytic and catalytic hydrogenation over Pd/alumina catalyst using acetic acid as a supporting electrolyte. High current yields were obtained for the electrocatalytic process, whereas, as expected from the literature, the catalytic hydrogenation was inefficient.
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