heterolytic activation of hydrogen promoted by ruthenium nanoparticles
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Heterolytic Activation of Hydrogen Promoted by Ruthenium Nanoparticles on Poly(vinylpyridine ) and Hydrogenation of Aromatic Compounds Roberto A. S ánchez -Delgado, Chemistry Department Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Heterolytic Activation of Hydrogen Promoted by Ruthenium Nanoparticleson Poly(vinylpyridine) and Hydrogenation of Aromatic Compounds
Roberto A. Sánchez-Delgado, Chemistry DepartmentBrooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210
New catalysts composed of Ru nanoparticles on poly(4-vinylpyridine) were synthesized and characterized by use of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM).
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The new materials efficiently catalyze the hydrogenation of aromaticand heteroaromatic compounds representative of fuel components
Our next goal is to establish theimportance of heterolytic H2
activation in the catalytic mechanism