The Solvated Metal Atom Impregnation (SMAI) technique was employed to prepare macroporous resin immobilized Pd--Cu bimetallic cluster catalysts. The X--ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron micrograph (TEM) ...The Solvated Metal Atom Impregnation (SMAI) technique was employed to prepare macroporous resin immobilized Pd--Cu bimetallic cluster catalysts. The X--ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron micrograph (TEM) showed that Pd--Cu alloy was formed and the particle sizes of Pd--Cu clusters were very small, with average diameters <3nm. X--ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicated that both Pd and Cu were in zero--valent state. The catalytic activities of the macroporous resin immobilized Pd--Cu catalysts in hydrogenation of 4--methyl--3--penten--2--one were much greater than that of the carbon supported Pd--Cu catalysts.展开更多
文摘The Solvated Metal Atom Impregnation (SMAI) technique was employed to prepare macroporous resin immobilized Pd--Cu bimetallic cluster catalysts. The X--ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron micrograph (TEM) showed that Pd--Cu alloy was formed and the particle sizes of Pd--Cu clusters were very small, with average diameters <3nm. X--ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicated that both Pd and Cu were in zero--valent state. The catalytic activities of the macroporous resin immobilized Pd--Cu catalysts in hydrogenation of 4--methyl--3--penten--2--one were much greater than that of the carbon supported Pd--Cu catalysts.