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Effect of the Carbon Support on the Catalytic Activity of Ruthenium‐Magnetite Catalysts for p ‐Chloronitrobenzene Hydrogenation
Author(s) -
Bertolucci Elisa,
Bacsa Revathi,
Benyounes Anas,
RaspolliGalletti Anna M.,
Axet M. Rosa,
Serp Philippe
Publication year - 2015
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.201500364
Subject(s) - nanomaterial based catalyst , catalysis , materials science , graphene , carbon nanotube , carbon fibers , inductively coupled plasma , chemical engineering , ruthenium , nanoparticle , magnetite , inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy , inorganic chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , plasma , composite number , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , composite material , metallurgy
Few‐layer graphene, carbon nanotubes, and N‐doped carbon nanotubes have been used to support Ru and/or Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles. The materials were prepared by a new single‐step sustainable method that involves: 1) a simple procedure, 2) the use of propanol as a solvent, 3) short reaction times, 4) an efficient and energy‐saving heat source, and 5) the absence of any high‐boiling‐point stabilizing agent or organic surfactant. The supported nanoparticles were characterized by TEM, XRD, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, and SQUID magnetometer analyses and employed in the selective hydrogenation of p ‐chloronitrobenzene to p ‐chloroaniline with very promising results. The hydrogenation runs evidence the marked influence of the diverse carbon nanostructures on the reaction rate, and highlights the promising activity of nanocatalysts supported on few‐layer graphene.