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Low Temperature-High Selectivity Process over Supported Pd Nanoparticles in Partial Oxidation of Methanol

  1. Robert Wojcieszak*,
  2. Prof. Eric M. Gaigneaux,
  3. Dr. Patricio Ruiz

Article first published online: 4 NOV 2011

DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201100215

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ChemCatChem

ChemCatChem

Volume 4, Issue 1, pages 72–75, January 2, 2012

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Wojcieszak, R., Gaigneaux, E. M. and Ruiz, P. (2012), Low Temperature-High Selectivity Process over Supported Pd Nanoparticles in Partial Oxidation of Methanol. ChemCatChem, 4: 72–75. doi: 10.1002/cctc.201100215

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  1. Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, UCL, Molecules, Solids and Reactivity, Croix du Sud 2/17, 1348 Louvain la Neuve (Belgium), Fax: (+32) 010-47-36-49 www.uclouvain.be/cata

*Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, UCL, Molecules, Solids and Reactivity, Croix du Sud 2/17, 1348 Louvain la Neuve (Belgium), Fax: (+32) 010-47-36-49 www.uclouvain.be/cata

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 DEC 2011
  2. Article first published online: 4 NOV 2011
  3. Manuscript Revised: 9 OCT 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 29 JUN 2011

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Keywords:

  • heterogeneous catalysis;
  • high selectivity;
  • methanol coupling;
  • microemulsion;
  • oxidation;
  • palladium
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Getting friendly with methanol: The most important challenge in gas phase heterogeneous catalysis is to reach high selectivity in a desired process. Probably the only way to get high selectivity in gas phase heterogeneous catalysis is to work under “friendly temperature conditions”. Methyl formate could be produced directly from methanol with a very high selectivity, over supported palladium nanoparticles at low temperature and under atmospheric pressure.

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