A surfactant-assisted preparation of well dispersed rhodium nanoparticles within the mesopores of AlSBA-15: characterization and use in catalysis

Leon Gengembre (1) , Franck Launay (2) , Boutros Maya (2) , Denicourt-Nowicki Audrey (3) , Alain Roucoux (3) , Beaunier Patricia (4) , Antoine Gedeon (2)

1 UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide - UMR 8181
2 SIEN - Systèmes interfaciaux à l'echelle nanometrique
3 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
4 LRS - Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface

Well dispersed and efficient Rh(0) hydrogenation catalysts were obtained by the redn. of Rh(iii)-exchanged mesoporous aluminosilicates by sodium borohydride in the presence of N,N-dimethyl-N-cetyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium chloride.

Domaines: Matériaux; Catalyse

Leon Gengembre, Franck Launay, Boutros Maya, Denicourt-Nowicki Audrey, Alain Roucoux, et al.. A surfactant-assisted preparation of well dispersed rhodium nanoparticles within the mesopores of AlSBA-15: characterization and use in catalysis. Chemical Communications, 2008, 25, pp.2920-2922. ⟨10.1039/b802548g⟩. ⟨hal-00338879⟩