TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis of Ru nanoparticles confined in magnesium oxide-modified mesoporous alumina and their enhanced catalytic performance during ammonia decomposition
AU - Tan, Hua
AU - Li, Kun
AU - Sioud, Salim
AU - Cha, Dong Kyu
AU - Amad, Maan H.
AU - Hedhili, Mohamed N.
AU - Al-Talla, Zeyad
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - In this work, Ru nanoparticles confined in the channels of ordered mesoporous alumina (MA) and magnesium oxide-modified ordered MA are prepared for the first time via a two-solvent technique, combined with the amorphous citrate route. Structural characterizations reveal that uniform 2-3 nm Ru nanoparticles are highly dispersed in the blockage-free channels of mesoporous supports. The Ru nanoparticles confined in MA modified with 20% molar ratio magnesium oxide exhibited a high catalytic activity and stability during ammonia decomposition due to the optimized particle size, basic support, lack of chlorine, and confined space provided by the channels of the mesoporous supports. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - In this work, Ru nanoparticles confined in the channels of ordered mesoporous alumina (MA) and magnesium oxide-modified ordered MA are prepared for the first time via a two-solvent technique, combined with the amorphous citrate route. Structural characterizations reveal that uniform 2-3 nm Ru nanoparticles are highly dispersed in the blockage-free channels of mesoporous supports. The Ru nanoparticles confined in MA modified with 20% molar ratio magnesium oxide exhibited a high catalytic activity and stability during ammonia decomposition due to the optimized particle size, basic support, lack of chlorine, and confined space provided by the channels of the mesoporous supports. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/562291
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1566736712002300
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U2 - 10.1016/j.catcom.2012.06.007
DO - 10.1016/j.catcom.2012.06.007
M3 - Article
SN - 1566-7367
VL - 26
SP - 248
EP - 252
JO - Catalysis Communications
JF - Catalysis Communications
ER -