Kinetics of the liquid phase selective hydrogenation of 2,3-butanedione over new composite supported Pd catalysts

NICOLÁS CARRARA; JUAN M. BADANO; NICOLÁS M. BERTERO; GERARDO TORRES; CAROLINA BETTI; LUCIANA MARTÍNEZ-BOVIER; MÓNICA QUIROGA; CARLOS VERA

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2013 vol. 89 p. 265 - 275

0268-2575

Novel composite supported Pd catalysts were synthesized and tested in the liquid-phase selective hydrogenation of 2,3-butanedione to 3-hydroxy-2-butanone (acetoin). The composite support comprised a mixture of an organic polymer and γ-Al2O3. The support and the Pd catalyst were further characterized by XRD, SEM, EMPA and XPS spectroscopy. Catalytic tests at various conditions were performed in order to elucidate the kinetics of the system.