ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Kinetics of Benzene Hydrogenation Revisited in the Presence of Excess Liquid

Abstract: Heterogeneous catalysis, where the reagents are either contained in a liquid medium, or are liquids in their own right, plays a significant part of the chemical industry. These catalysts typically utilise a porous solid support or framework within which the active metal catalyst particles are embedded, and the liquid is so confined in the same pores. Probing the kinetics of the underlying reaction(s) in such systems is key to designing new and improved catalysts, but few experimental techniques are able to prove the confined liquid.We have recently shown that neutron scattering can reveal the kinetics of the underlying processes. However, in our proof-of-principle study liquid only existed in the pores of the material, whereas in the real process an excess of liquid would be present. We therefore aim to further our understanding by repeating the study under an excess of liquid.

Public release date: 26 September 2020

Principal Investigator: Dr Tristan Youngs
Experimenter: Dr Joanna Szala-Bilnik
Experimenter: Dr Daniel Bowron
Experimenter: Miss Terri-Louise Hughes
Experimenter: Dr Marta Falkowska
Experimenter: Professor Chris Hardacre
Experimenter: Miss Vanina Chiarpotti
Experimenter: Dr Andy Sederman
Experimenter: Dr Mick Mantle
Experimenter: Dr Markus Leutzsch

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.87813090

Parent DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1710475

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1710475

Part Number: 2

Date of Experiment: 20 September 2017

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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