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C, N Co-Decorated Alumina-Supported Au Nanoparticles: Enhanced Catalytic Performance for Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene

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The modifications of support for the dispersion and immobilization of gold nanoparticles were examined for the selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene. The catalyst, denoted as Au/CNA, was prepared by the carbonization of C and N atom-containing organic precursors on Al2O3, which were subsequently used as supports for gold nanoparticles. The TOF value of Au/CNA was five times higher than that of Au/Al2O3 at 250 °C. The carbonization modification of Al2O3 support without N species showed almost no change in catalytic activity. Therefore, the improved catalytic performance of Au/CNA is related to the interactions of the N species on the CNA support with nano-gold particles. From the XPS analysis, electron transfer between gold and C, N co-doped species may play an important role in the high levels of Au active site utilization. This study may provide new avenues for the construction of organic/inorganic composite materials for efficient catalytic hydrogenation applications.

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This work was financially supported by the Key Research and Development Plan of Yantai (Grant: 2019LJRC140 and 2018YT06000122). We also acknowledge the financial support from the Key Research and Development Plan of Shandong Province (Grant: 2018CXGC1108) and the Collaborative Innovation Center of Light Hydrocarbon Transformation and Utilization.

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Zhang, Y., Sun, X., Zhao, Y. et al. C, N Co-Decorated Alumina-Supported Au Nanoparticles: Enhanced Catalytic Performance for Selective Hydrogenation of Acetylene. Top Catal 64, 197–205 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-020-01378-w

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