Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (3): 259-264.

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Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes-Supported Pd/SnO2 for the Hydrogenation of ortho-Chloronitrobenzene

WANG Chuang, QIU Jieshan*, LIANG Changhai   

  1. Carbon Research Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2009-03-25 Online:2009-03-25 Published:2012-12-19

Abstract: A new method was developed for the synthesis of Pd/SnO2/CNTs nano-catalysts, in which three steps are involved: the adsorption of Sn2+ on the surface of CNTs, the addition and reduction of Pd2+ by Sn2+, and the formation of SnO2 due to the hydrolyzation of Sn4+. The as-obtained Pd/SnO2/CNTs catalysts show high ortho-chloroaniline selectivity in the hydrogenation of chloronitrobenzene.

Key words: carbon nanotube, palladium, tin dioxide, chloronitrobenzene, selective hydrogenation, chloroaniline