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Low Temperature‐High Selectivity Process over Supported Pd Nanoparticles in Partial Oxidation of Methanol
Author(s) -
Wojcieszak Robert,
Gaigneaux Eric M.,
Ruiz Patricio
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201100215
Subject(s) - selectivity , methanol , catalysis , methyl formate , partial oxidation , chemistry , formate , heterogeneous catalysis , nanoparticle , palladium , chemical engineering , environmentally friendly , inorganic chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , engineering , ecology , biology
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.