Unraveling high alkene selectivity at full conversion in alkyne hydrogenation over Ni under continuous flow conditions
Vasudeva Rao Bakuru, Kashifa Fazl-Ur-Rahman, Ganga Periyasamy, Bharath Velaga, Nageswara Rao Peela, Marilyn Esclance DMello, Kempanna S. Kanakikodi, Sanjeev P. Maradur, Tapas Kumar Maji, Suresh Babu Kalidindi
Abstract
Carbon dissolution in Ni lattices decreased the interaction of alkenes with the catalyst surface and gave an elusive combination of full phenyl acetylene conversion and high styrene selectivity (92 ± 1%) under continuous flow conditions.
Topics & Concepts
SelectivityAlkeneAlkyneAcetyleneCatalysisContinuous flowStyreneDissolutionChemistryFlow chemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryCopolymerMechanicsPolymerEngineeringPhysicsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science