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In the present study, alumina-supported palladium catalysts were prepared by modified electroless deposition (ED) method in presence of surfactants and their performance was significantly improved compared to that prepared in absence of surfactants. Depending on the type and concentration of surfactant, loading and morphology of deposited palladium varied. Both anionic (sodium dodecyl sulphate) and non-ionic (Tween 20) surfactants were observed to be the most effective in dispersing the metals in the precursor solution. Average metal cluster sizes obtained for catalysts prepared by wetness impregnation, modified electroless deposition and surfactant-assisted deposition method were 11.89, 4.6 and 1.18 nm, respectively. The conversion of butane and selectivity to butene was observed to be function of size of deposited Pd cluster. The conversion and selectivity towards butenes increased with the decreasing particle size. The SDS surfactant-assisted prepared catalyst, having the lowest metal cluster size (1.18 nm), showed the highest activity (33% conversion at 600 °C) and over 99% selectivity for butenes.
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The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by DST-SERB India (SB/S3/CE/080/2013), and instrumental facilities provided by CIF, IIT Guwahati, India.
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Saxena, R., Ukkandath Aravindakshan, S., Uppaluri, R. et al. Supported palladium nanoclusters: morphological modification towards enhancement of catalytic performance using surfactant-assisted metal deposition. Appl Nanosci 10, 1793–1809 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-019-01248-2
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