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Nanonickel Particles Supported on Silica. Morphology Effects on Their Surface and Hydrogenating Properties

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We have studied a whisker-like nickel phase supported on silica and obtained by the reduction of nickel acetate in aqueous hydrazine media. Under H2/300 °C flow, the obtained phase remains stable when the reduction is carried out at 70 °C for 2 h whereas it totally tranforms to spherical-like particles when the reduction is performed at 80 °C for 30 min after a gradual heating from room temperature. It is shown that the whisker-like nickel phase adsorbs and stores more hydrogen than the spherical-like nickel particles. It also exhibits a higher activity in the gas phase hydrogenation of benzene (3-4 times greater). In acetylene hydrogenation, it strongly favors the cylotrimerization process to benzene at the expense of the processes to linear C2-C4hydrocarbons. This work is a direct demonstration of the influence of the metal phase morphology of nickel supported catalysts on their surface and catalytic properties.

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Boudjahem, AG., Monteverdi, S., Mercy, M. et al. Nanonickel Particles Supported on Silica. Morphology Effects on Their Surface and Hydrogenating Properties. Catalysis Letters 97, 177–183 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CATL.0000038581.80872.7b

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