EVIDENCE FOR THE ROLE OF A 'HYDRIDIC' HYDROGEN ON THE SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION OF ETHYL ACETATE TO ETHANOL WITH THE BIMETALLIC SYSTEM Rh-Sn SUPPORTED ON SILICA.

J. P. Candy*, O. Ferretti, G. Mabillon, J. P. Bournonville, Jean-Marie Maurice Basset

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Abstract

Interaction between Sn(n-C//4H//9)//4 and Rh/SiO//2 catalyst results in a new kind of catalyst which is both more active and more selective than Rh/SiO//2 for the hydrogenation of ethyl acetate to ethanol. Depending on the reaction conditions, conversions as high as 100% and selectivities as high as 98% can be reached at 250 degree C under 50 atm of hydrogen. The comparison between the chemisorption properties of Rh/SiO//2 with those of Rh-Sn/SiO//2 indicates that there is an inverse relationship between the amount of tin fixed (probably on rhodium) and the amount of hydrogen 'weakly' adsorbed on rhodium. Conversely, there is a linear relationship between the amount of tin fixed and the amount of strongly adsorbed hydrogen.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)426-427
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Less-Common Metals
Volume131
StatePublished - Jan 1 1987
EventPap Presented at the Int Symp on the Prop and Appl of Met Hydrides V - Maubuisson, Fr
Duration: May 25 1986May 30 1986

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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