Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (4): 312-318.

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Theoretical and Experimental Study on the Partial Hydrogenation of Benzene over Ru-Zn/ZrO2 Catalyst

HE Huimin, YUAN Peiqing*, MA Yueming, CHENG Zhenmin, YUAN Weikang   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
  • Received:2009-04-25 Online:2009-04-25 Published:2013-01-21

Abstract: Partial hydrogenation of benzene over Ru-Zn/ZrO2 catalyst was investigated. Both the theoretical calculation and experimental study showed that the presence of Zn atoms on the catalyst surface is unfavorable to the chemisorption of cyclohexene, which is considered to be crucial to the improvement of cyclohexene yield. The optimal Zn content in the catalyst was also confirmed.

Key words: Ru-Zn alloy, zirconia, density functional theory, benzene, partial hydrogenation, cyclohexene