Carbon nanotube-supported bimetallic Pt–Fe catalysts for nitrobenzene hydrogenation

Author

Liang Hao ; Qingze Jiao ; Yanting Hu ; Hansheng Li ; Yun Zhao

Author_Institution

Sch. of Chem. Eng. & the Environ., Beijing Inst. of Technol., Beijing, China

Volume

9

Issue

2

fYear

2014

fDate

Feb-14

Firstpage

97

Lastpage

99

Abstract

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.

Keywords

X-ray diffraction; atomic emission spectroscopy; bimetals; carbon nanotubes; catalysis; catalysts; hydrogenation; iron alloys; organic compounds; platinum alloys; reduction (chemical); transmission electron microscopy; C; Pt-Fe; X-ray diffractometer; ambient temperature; atmospheric pressure; carbon nanotube-supported bimetallic Pt-Fe catalysts; chemical reduction method; chloroplatinic acid; ferric nitrate; inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry; morphology; nitrobenzene hydrogenation; structure; transmission electron microscopy;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Micro & Nano Letters, IET

Publisher

iet

ISSN

1750-0443

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/mnl.2013.0624

Filename

6759602