Catalysis Letters, Vol.136, No.1-2, 71-76, 2010
Sintering Resistance and Catalytic Activity of Platinum Nanoparticles Covered with a Microporous Silica Layer Using Methyltriethoxysilane
Carbon black (CB)-supported Pt metal nano-particles were covered with microporous silica layers using successive hydrolysis of 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (APTES) and methyltriethoxysilane (MTES). The Pt/CB nanoparticles covered with microporous silica layers showed the high sintering resistance of Pt metal particles to thermal treatment at 973 K in a H-2 atmosphere as compared with Pt/CB. As a result, this catalyst showed higher catalytic activity for cyclohexane decomposition than Pt/CB after thermal treatment.
Keywords:Pt metal particles covered with microporous silica layer;Sintering resistance;Dehydrogenation of cyclohexane