The impact of catalysts poisons for tetralin hydrogenation was explored using a series of Platinum catalysts supported on well-characterized silica-alumina with varying acidity. The hydrogenation of tetralin in the presence of quinoline (N-poison) and/or dibenzothiophene (S-poison) served as model reaction. Using IR spectroscopy and kinetic studies, two active sites for catalytic hydrogenation were identified: hydrogenation on the metal particle and hydrogenation at the perimeter of the metal particle with an acid site anchoring the aromatic molecule. The N-poison blocked acid sites on the support leading to coking with time on stream, while the presence of DBT blocked metal sites, but leaving active acid sites accessible for tetralin. This is shown by the direct relation between the concentration of Brønsted acid sites and the turnover frequencies of hydrogenation in the presence of DBT. In the presence of both poisons both routes are blocked leading to marginal catalytic activity.
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The impact of catalysts poisons for tetralin hydrogenation was explored using a series of Platinum catalysts supported on well-characterized silica-alumina with varying acidity. The hydrogenation of tetralin in the presence of quinoline (N-poison) and/or dibenzothiophene (S-poison) served as model reaction. Using IR spectroscopy and kinetic studies, two active sites for catalytic hydrogenation were identified: hydrogenation on the metal particle and hydrogenation at the perimeter of the metal pa...
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