Preparation of highly dispersed RhPt alloy catalysts in mesoporous silica using supercritical carbon dioxide and selective synthesis of ethane in butane hydrogenolysis

Paresh L Dhepe; Atsushi Fukuoka; Masaru Ichikawa

doi:10.1039/b211680d

Preparation of highly dispersed RhPt alloy catalysts in mesoporous silica using supercritical carbon dioxide and selective synthesis of ethane in butane hydrogenolysis

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 Mar 7:(5):590-1. doi: 10.1039/b211680d.

Authors

Paresh L Dhepe¹, Atsushi Fukuoka, Masaru Ichikawa

Affiliation

¹ Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.

PMID: 12669839
DOI: 10.1039/b211680d

Abstract

RhPt alloy catalysts were prepared in mesoporous silica using supercritical carbon dioxide in impregnation to achieve high dispersion with controlled morphology; catalytic activity and ethane selectivity are enhanced in butane hydrogenolysis.