Ce and Ca/Nb doped Pd-mesocellular foam catalysts for gas-phase conversion of acetone to methyl isobutyl ketone

Kalina Grzelak, Rouzana Pulikkal Thumbayil, Søren Kegnæs, Maciej Trejda*, Anders Riisager*

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Abstract

Herein, we report a study on the design of new palladium containing catalysts based on Ce- and Ca–Nb-mesocellular foam (MCF) supports for gas-phase conversion of acetone to methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK). A comparison to other catalyst materials already described in the literature shows that the role of material structure (mesostructured cellular foams, hydroxyapatite or mesoporous aluminophosphate), acid-base character of the support, state of palladium species and the support metal dopants play important roles for the catalytic performance in the conversion of acetone to MIBK. Thus, the new catalytic system Pd/Ce-MCF with 11% of conversion and 94% of selectivity to MIBK (250 °C) is demonstrated to be more attractive in term of stability for the reaction over time than previously described in literature for Pd/hydroxyapatite.
Original languageEnglish
Article number111169
JournalMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials
Volume322
Number of pages7
ISSN1387-1811
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Methyl isobutyl ketone
  • Acetone condensation
  • 2,5-Hexanedione
  • Metal doped mesocellular foams
  • Palladium nanoparticles

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