Activated carbon-catalyzed hydrogenation of polycyclic arenes

Lin Bing Sun, Zhi min Zong, Jia Hui Kou, Li Fang Zhang, Zhong Hai Ni, Gui Yun Yu, Hong Chen, Xian Yong Wei, Chul Wee Lee

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Abstract

Benzene and four polycyclic arenes (PAs) were used as substrates and their hydrogenation reactions were conducted over activated carbon (AC) at 300 °C to examine the relationship between their molecular structures and reactivities. The results show that the AC catalyzed the hydrogenation of the PAs selectively and that the reactivities of the arenes toward hydrogenation were dependent on the hydrogen-accepting abilities of the arenes and on the adsorption strengths of the arenes on the catalyst surface. The related mechanisms for hydrogen transfer were also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1500-1504
Number of pages5
JournalEnergy and Fuels
Volume18
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2004
Externally publishedYes

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