Preparation and characterization of porous Boehmite particles and Pt/gamma-alumina

Abstract

Hydrogenation reactions are utilized in various applications ranging from large-scale series catalyst processes in the oil refinery industry to small-scale batch processes in the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries. Catalysts that consist of active materials often have inferior mechanical strength or thermal stability and are costly because they contain novel metals. Catalysts containing dispersed active materials in a suitable support are used to overcome these shortcomings. Porous Boehmite was fabricated, and the possibility of utilizing a metal catalyst used in hydrogenation reactions to impregnate the porous Boehmite was investigated. In addition, several properties, such as the metal particle size and the hydrogenation reaction rate, of the catalysts incorporating different supports were studied.