Highly efficient conversion of phenol to cyclohexanone on Pd-based catalysts by cobalt doping

• Published in: Fuel (Guildford) Vol. 332; p. 126060
• Main Authors: Yin, Defu, Ji, Renjie, Lv, Fanglin, Jiang, Long, Zhang, Jingyun, Liu, Mingya, Jia, Zhen, Yu, Shitao, Zhao, Ruiyang, Liu, Yue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.01.2023
• Subjects: Activity; Bimetallic; Core shell; Cyclohexanone; Hydrogenation; Phenol; Activity; Phenol; Cyclohexanone; Hydrogenation; Bimetallic; Core shell

[Display omitted] •Doping cobalt reduced the size of palladium particle.•Appropriate amount of cobalt species enhanced the adsorption of phenol on palladium active sites.•The modified palladium based catalyst (Pd-Co@mSiO2) significantly improved the activity of phenol hydrogenation. Efficient cataly...