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Catalytic Activity of Ruthenium Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanotubes for Hydrogenation of Soybean Oil
Author(s) -
Guo Shanshan,
Liew Kong Yong,
Li Jinlin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/s11746-009-1457-5
Subject(s) - catalysis , ruthenium , desorption , carbon nanotube , selectivity , adsorption , materials science , transmission electron microscopy , nanoparticle , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , nuclear chemistry , carbon nanotube supported catalyst , chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , carbon nanofiber , engineering
Abstract Ruthenium catalysts supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MCNTs) with different loadings (1% wt, 3% wt, 5% wt) were prepared by reduction with H 2 or NaBH 4 for selective hydrogenation of soybean oil at 338 K and initial pressure of 1.066 MPa. These catalysts were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X‐ray powder diffraction (XRD), N 2 adsorption–desorption, and H 2 ‐temperature programmed desorption (TPD) techniques. Ru particles were dispersed more homogeneously on the surface of the nanotubes after being reduced with H 2 than with NaBH 4 . The catalysts with 3% and 5% Ru loadings had higher hydrogenation activity. The NaBH 4 ‐reduced catalyst had higher cis ‐isomer selectivity.