Derivatized, high surface area, supported nickel catalysts

Ralph G. Nuzzo, Lawrence H. Dubois, Norman E. Bowles, Malaine A. Trecoske

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Abstract

A new and general procedure for preparing high surface area, supported intermetallic compound and alloy catalysts is described. In this technique, the volatile Group IIIA and IVA organometallic compounds SiH4, Me6Si2, Me6Ge2, BH3 · Et3N, and Et3Al are decomposed thermally on high surface area nickel, supported on either SiO2 or Al2O3, to yield, directly, mixed metal catalysts of varied composition and structure. Using the competitive dehydrogenation and hydrogenolysis of cyclohexane as model reactions, the effects of intermetallic compound formation on catalytic activity are described.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)267-271
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Catalysis
Volume85
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1984
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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