Size-selective hydrogenation at the subnanometer scale over platinum nanoparticles encapsulated in silicalite-1 single crystal hollow shells

S. W. Li , T. Boucheron (1) , A. Tuel (2) , D. Farrusseng (1) , Frédéric Meunier (1)

1 INGENIERIE - INGENIERIE
2 MATERIAUX - MATERIAUX

Highly controlled "ship-in-a-bottle'' platinum nanoparticles in silicalite-1 hollow single crystals have been prepared. This catalyst is highly active for toluene hydrogenation but shows no activity for the hydrogenation of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene.

Domaines: Catalyse; Environnement et Société

S. W. Li, T. Boucheron, A. Tuel, D. Farrusseng, Frédéric Meunier. Size-selective hydrogenation at the subnanometer scale over platinum nanoparticles encapsulated in silicalite-1 single crystal hollow shells. Chemical Communications, 2014, 50, pp.1824-1826. ⟨10.1039/c3cc48648f⟩. ⟨hal-01057419⟩