Nature of the Support

The presence of an oxide support, and therefore of a gold-support interface, is of definihve importance to get achve catalysts. Unsupported gold particles are poorly 

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The stationary phase can be apportioned in a similar manner. For example, with a bonded phase, due to the porous nature of the support, some of the pores will become blocked with stationary phase and so the total amount of stationary phase can be divided into that which is chromatographically available (Vs(A)) and that which is chromatographically unavailable (Vs(u)). 

Abstract—Carbon nanotubules were produced in a large amount by catalytic decomposition of acetylene in the presence of various supported transition metal catalysts. The influence of different parameters such as the nature of the support, the size of active metal particles and the reaction conditions on the formation of nanotubules was studied. The process was optimized towards the production of nanotubules having the same diameters as the fullerene tubules obtained from the arc-discharge method. The separation of tubules from the substrate, their purification and opening were also investigated. 

The reduction wave of peroxydisulphate at dme starts at the potential of the anodic dissolution of mercury. The current-potential curve exhibits certain anomalous characteristics under various conditions. At potentials more negative than the electrocapillary maximum, a current minimum can be observed this is due to the electrostatic repulsion of the peroxydisulphate ion by the negatively charged electrode surface. The current minimum depends on the concentration and nature of the supporting electrolyte, and can be eliminated by the adsorption of capillary active cations of the type NR4. ... 

The role played by the support of influencing the surface composition of supported bimetallic clusters has only recently begun to receive some attention. Miura, a ( ) have shown that the nature of the support can play an important role in determining not only the surface composition of the supported bimetallic clusters but also the morphology of the particles. For silica-supported Pt-Ru... 

From the previous results, it has been proven that the nature of the support, although it has no significant influence on the Pd electronic properties, modifies the catalytic properties of the solids To permit a better understanding of these supports effects, the surface properties of the supports (in the presence of the metal) have been studied, in particular the acidic properties and the oxygen mobilities. The A1203 and Z1O2 supports have been mainly onsidered. 

The effect of sulfur addition on the TPR profiles for some of these catalysts is reported in Table 5. The saturation of the solid by SO2 shifts the TPR profiles to higher temperatures and a second reduction peak appears at high temperature. The maximum temperatures measured for this second high temperature peak are reported in Table 5 (column 6). The effect of sulfur addition depiends on the nature of the support, and zeolites appear less sensitive to SO2. 

From a catalytic point of view, the particle dimension represents for sure an important factor but not the only one. In fact the nature of the support, the possible presence of residual stabilizing agent, metallic dispersion and accessibility of active phase by the reactant are also important. 

Previous kinetic investigations dealing with the NO + H2 reaction over supported noble metal-based catalysts showed different kinetic features according to the nature of the support [29,53-58], Initially, this reaction has been described in the absence of oxygen on Rh deposited on silica and alumina by the following mechanism [29],... 

It is usually difficult to discuss unambiguously on the role of the formation of sulphate, which may explain the deactivation. Their formation can equally occur on the support and on the noble metals. The poisoning effect of S02 has been reported by Qi el al. on Pd/Ti02/Al203 [112], However, in the presence of water, the stabilisation of hydroxyl groups could inhibit the adsorption of S02 [113], Burch also suggested a possible redispersion of palladium oxide promoted by the formation of hydroxyl species [114], Such tentative interpretations could correctly explain the tendencies that we observed irrespective to the nature of the supports, which indicate an improvement in the conversion of NO into N2 at high temperature. Nevertheless, the accentuation of those tendencies particularly on prereduced perovskite-based catalysts could be in connection with structural modifications associated with the reconstruction of the rhombohedral structure of... 

In many cases there is an interaction between the carrier and the active component of the catalyst so that the character of the active surface will change. For example, the electronic character of the supported catalyst may be influenced by the transfer of electrons across the catalyst-carrier interface. In some cases the carrier itself has a catalytic activity for the primary reaction, an intermediate reaction, or a subsequent reaction, and a dual-function catalyst is thereby obtained. Materials of this type are widely employed in reforming processes. There are other cases where the interaction of the catalyst and support are much more subtle and difficult to label. For example, the crystal size and structure of supported metal catalysts as well as the manner in which the metal is dispersed can be influenced by the nature of the support material. 

Generally, a variety of group 8 metals are active as catalysts, as illustrated in Figure 1 [3]. The activity of the catalyst strongly depends on the metal and the nature of the support. It should be noted that the catalytic activity of various metals goes through a maximum with increasing heat of chemisorption of CO. 

One way in which cobalt dispersion can be increased is the addition of an organic compound to the cobalt nitrate prior to calcination. Previous work in this area is summarized in Table 1.1. The data are complex, but there are a number of factors that affect the nature of the catalyst prepared. One of these is the cobalt loading. Preparation of catalysts containing low levels of cobalt tends to lead to high concentrations of cobalt-support compounds. For example, Mochizuki et al. [37] used x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) to identify cobalt silicate-like species in their 5% Co/Si02 catalysts modified with nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA). The nature of the support also has... 

Panagiotopoulou, P., and Kondarides, D.I. 2006. Effect of the nature of the support on the catalytic performance of noble metal catalysts for the water-gas shift reaction. Catal. Today 112 49-52. 

The use of heterogeneous catalysts in this reaction has also been achieved palladium-montmorillonite clays [93] or palladium/activated carbon [94] in the presence of dppb transformed 2-allylphenols into lactones, the regiose-lectivity of the reaction being largely dependant on the nature of the support. Very recently, palladium complexes immobilized onto silica-supported (polyaminoamido)dendrimers were used as catalysts in the presence of dppb for the cyclocarbonylation of 2-allylphenols, 2-allylanilines, 2-vinylphenols, and 2-vinylanilines affording five-, six-, or seven-membered lactones and lactams. Good conversions are realized and the catalyst can be recycled 3-5 times [95]. 

Effect of bed support. The structure of the bed, and hence K", is markedly influenced by the nature of the support. For example, the initial condition in a filtration may affect the whole of a filter cake. Figure 4.3 shows the difference in orientation of two beds of cubical particles. The importance of the packing support should not be overlooked in considering the drop in pressure through the column since the support may itself form an important resistance, and by orientating the particles as indicated may also affect the total pressure drop. 

In deriving this equation it is assumed that the cake is uniform and that the voidage is constant throughout. In the deposition of a filter cake this is unlikely to be the case and the voidage, e will depend on the nature of the support, including its geometry and... 

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