Pd/SiO2–AlPO4 systems. Influence of the preparation variables on their catalytic activity

Abstract

A study on the liquid phase hydrogenation of cyclohexene over a series of Pd catalysts supported on various SiO2–AlPO4 systems (using a concentration of 2.47 M, with methanol as solvent, the initial hydrogen pressure is 5 bar and reaction temperature 300 K) is reported in this paper. The reaction has been studied as a standard in order to determine the most suitable preparation conditions for these catalystsWe have also studied the influence of other factors such as the kind of support, the nature of the metal precursor, the previous calcination of the precursor, the addition of alkaline hydroxides, and the catalyst reduction with various agents, on the catalytic activity of different Pd-supported systems