Abstract. The preparation, characterization, and catalytic properties of Pd nanoparticles supported on mesoporous organic–inorganic hybrid materials are described for continuous-flow aerobic oxidation of alcohols using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) as a mobile phase. The nanoparticles were generated “bottom-up” from molecular precursors that were precoordinated to the support t…
Abstract. Pd/H-Beta catalysts with different silica-to-alumina ratio prepared by an impregnation method have been studied by XANES/EXAFS, IR, XRD and TEM. It was shown that palladium in calcined Pd/H-Beta samples exists as palladium oxide that can be easily reduced to Pd metal. The catalysts were tested in selective oxidation of piperonyl alcohol to piperonylaldehyde at 80 oC. The Pd/H-Beta…