Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (8)

Pd₃Sn nanoparticles on TiO₂ and ZnO supports as catalysts for semi-hydrogenation : synthesis and catalytic performance (2017)
Journal Article
Johnston, S. K., Cherkasov, N., Perez-Barrado, E., Aho, A., Murzin, D. Y., Ibhadon, A. O., & Francesconi, M. G. (2017). Pd₃Sn nanoparticles on TiO₂ and ZnO supports as catalysts for semi-hydrogenation : synthesis and catalytic performance. Applied catalysis. A, General, 544, 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2017.07.005

The two catalysts Pd₃Sn/TiO₂and Pd3Sn/ZnO were prepared via a one-pot procedure based on the “polyol method” with the addition of a capping agent (polyvinylpyrrolidone) to control the particle size distribution. The same procedure was used to prepare... Read More about Pd₃Sn nanoparticles on TiO₂ and ZnO supports as catalysts for semi-hydrogenation : synthesis and catalytic performance.

Low temperature plasma-catalytic NOx synthesis in a packed DBD reactor: effect of support materials and supported active metal oxides (2016)
Journal Article
Patil, B., Cherkasov, N., Lang, J., Ibhadon, A., Hessel, V., & Wang, Q. (2016). Low temperature plasma-catalytic NOx synthesis in a packed DBD reactor: effect of support materials and supported active metal oxides. Applied catalysis. B, Environmental, 194, 123-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.04.055

The direct synthesis of NOx from N2 and O2 by non-thermal plasma at an atmospheric pressure and low temperature is presented, which is considered to be an attractive option for replacement of the Haber-Bosch process. In this study, the direct synthes... Read More about Low temperature plasma-catalytic NOx synthesis in a packed DBD reactor: effect of support materials and supported active metal oxides.

Scale up study of capillary microreactors in solvent-free semihydrogenation of 2‐methyl‐3‐butyn‐2‐ol (2016)
Journal Article
Cherkasov, N., Al-Rawashdeh, M. ’., Ibhadon, A. O., & Rebrov, E. V. (2016). Scale up study of capillary microreactors in solvent-free semihydrogenation of 2‐methyl‐3‐butyn‐2‐ol. Catalysis Today, 273, 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2016.03.028

A 2.5 wt.% Pd/ZnO catalytic coating has been deposited onto the inner wall of capillary reactors with a diameter of 0.53 and 1.6 mm. The coatings were characterised by XRD, SEM, TEM and elemental analysis. The performance of catalytic reactors was st... Read More about Scale up study of capillary microreactors in solvent-free semihydrogenation of 2‐methyl‐3‐butyn‐2‐ol.

Solvent-free semihydrogenation of acetylene alcohols in a capillary reactor coated with a Pd-Bi/TiO2 catalyst (2016)
Journal Article
Cherkasov, N., Ibhadon, A. O., & Rebrov, E. V. (2016). Solvent-free semihydrogenation of acetylene alcohols in a capillary reactor coated with a Pd-Bi/TiO2 catalyst. Applied catalysis. A, General, 515, 108-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2016.01.019

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. A solvent-free semihydrogenation of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol (MBY) to 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol was performed in a capillary reactor (10 m long, 0.53 mm i.d.) coated with a titania supported Pd-Bi catalyst. Several... Read More about Solvent-free semihydrogenation of acetylene alcohols in a capillary reactor coated with a Pd-Bi/TiO2 catalyst.

Ultrasound-assisted selective hydrogenation of C-5 acetylene alcohols with Lindlar catalysts (2015)
Journal Article
Tripathi, B., Paniwnyk, L., Cherkasov, N., Ibhadon, A. O., Lana Villarreal, T., & Gómez, R. (2015). Ultrasound-assisted selective hydrogenation of C-5 acetylene alcohols with Lindlar catalysts. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 26, 445-451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2015.03.006

The selective hydrogenation of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol (MBY) was performed in the presence of Lindlar catalyst, comparing conventional stirring with sonication at different frequencies of 40, 380 and 850 kHz. Under conventional stirring, the reaction r... Read More about Ultrasound-assisted selective hydrogenation of C-5 acetylene alcohols with Lindlar catalysts.

Palladium-bismuth intermetallic and surface-poisoned catalysts for the semi-hydrogenation of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol (2015)
Journal Article
Cherkasov, N., Ibhadon, A. O., McCue, A. J., Anderson, J. A., & Johnston, S. K. (2015). Palladium-bismuth intermetallic and surface-poisoned catalysts for the semi-hydrogenation of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol. Applied catalysis. A, General, 497, 22-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2015.02.038

The effects of poisoning of Pd catalysts with Bi and annealing in a polyol (ethylene glycol) were studied on the semi-hydrogenation of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol (MBY). An increase in the Pd:Bi ratio from 7 to 1 in the Bi-poisoned catalysts decreased the... Read More about Palladium-bismuth intermetallic and surface-poisoned catalysts for the semi-hydrogenation of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol.

Novel synthesis of thick wall coatings of titania supported Bi poisoned Pd catalysts and application in selective hydrogenation of acetylene alcohols in capillary microreactors (2015)
Journal Article
Cherkasov, N., Ibhadon, A. O., & Rebrov, E. V. (2015). Novel synthesis of thick wall coatings of titania supported Bi poisoned Pd catalysts and application in selective hydrogenation of acetylene alcohols in capillary microreactors. Lab on a chip, 15(8), 1952-1960. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4lc01066c

Catalysis in microreactors allows reactions to be performed in a very small volume, reducing the environmental problems and greatly intensifying the processes through easy pressure control and the elimination of heat- and mass-transfer limitations. I... Read More about Novel synthesis of thick wall coatings of titania supported Bi poisoned Pd catalysts and application in selective hydrogenation of acetylene alcohols in capillary microreactors.

Ultrasound- and microwave-assisted preparation of lead-free palladium catalysts: effects on the kinetics of diphenylacetylene semi-hydrogenation (2015)
Journal Article
Wu, Z., Cherkasov, N., Cravotto, G., Borretto, E., Ibhadon, A. O., Medlock, J., & Bonrath, W. (2015). Ultrasound- and microwave-assisted preparation of lead-free palladium catalysts: effects on the kinetics of diphenylacetylene semi-hydrogenation. ChemCatChem, 7(6), 952-959. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201402999

The effect of environmentally benign enabling technologies such as ultrasound and microwaves on the preparation of the lead-free Pd catalyst has been studied. A one-pot method of the catalyst preparation using ultrasound-assisted dispersion of pallad... Read More about Ultrasound- and microwave-assisted preparation of lead-free palladium catalysts: effects on the kinetics of diphenylacetylene semi-hydrogenation.