Open AccessCarbon nanotube‐supported bimetallic Pt–Fe catalysts for nitrobenzene hydrogenation
Author(s) -
Hao Liang,
Jiao Qingze,
Hu Yanting,
Li Hansheng,
Zhao Yun
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
micro and nano letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1750-0443
DOI - 10.1049/mnl.2013.0624
Subject(s) - bimetallic strip , nitrobenzene , catalysis , carbon nanotube , chloroplatinic acid , materials science , inductively coupled plasma , inorganic chemistry , diffractometer , chemical engineering , ferric , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , nanotechnology , scanning electron microscope , platinum , organic chemistry , plasma , composite material , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
Carbon nanotube (CNT)‐supported Pt–Fe catalysts were prepared by a chemical reduction method using chloroplatinic acid and ferric nitrate as starting materials. The structure and the morphology of the catalysts were characterised by an X‐ray diffractometer, transmission electron microscopy and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. The catalytic performance for nitrobenzene hydrogenation was evaluated under atmospheric pressure at an ambient temperature. The bimetallic Pt–Fe/CNT catalysts showed much higher activity than Pt/CNTs with a similar Pt content for nitrobenzene hydrogenation.