Heterogeneous catalysis Homogeneous catalysis

Rh/C

Excellent catalysts for hydrogenation, hydrosilylation, silylformilation reactions; they are largely more active than analogous commercial

Rhodium: metal particles ranging 1-2 nm in diameter


Particles size distribution of a commercial Rh/g-Al₂O₃ sample		Particles size distribution of a MVS Rh/g-Al₂O₃ sample

Supported Catalysts

Rh/g-Al₂O₃

Advanced nanostructured metal powders Catalysts by Small Metal Clusters, Production of Hetero Nanostructured metals catalysts, Homogeneous Heterogeneous Oxidation Polymerization catalysts,Hydrogenation catalysis, Metal vapors technology technique,Very active and selective New generation catalysts,Bimetallic catalytic systems

Ruthenium: metal particles ranging 2.4 nm in diameter

Ru/g-Al₂O₃

Ru/C

Very active arene hydrogenation catalysts

J. Organomet.Chem., 289 (2004) 639

(PDMP = polydimethylphosphazene)

Applicative Aspects Polyorganophosphazenes, M. Gleria, R. De Jaeger, Eds. Nova Science Publ., New York (2004) pp.255-265

Gold: particle size distribution raging 4 nm in diameter

Au/g-Al₂O₃

Au/C

Valuable catalysts for hydrosilylation reactions

Particles size distribution of Au/C 1 % w/w sample

J. Organomet.Chem., 690 (2005) 1063

Cobalt: metal particles ranging 2.5 nm in diameter

Co/g-Al₂O₃

Co/C

Very active in Fischer-Tropsch reaction

Examples of the activity of supported catalysts prepared via MVS technique

Arene Hydrogenation


Hydrogenation reaction of aromatic compounds with a commercial Rh/g-Al₂O₃ 5 w/w % and with an analogous system prepared via M V S technique

Alkynes Silylformylation

Silylformylation reaction of 1-hexine with a commercial Rh/g-Al₂O₃ 5 w/w % and with an analogous system prepared via M V S technique

Synthesis and Methodologies in Inorganic Chemistry, L. Armalao, D. Barreca, S. Daolio, E. Tondello, P. A. Vigato, Eds. 2001, vol. 9, pp. 43-51

J. Oganomet. Chem., 681 (2003) 37

Palladium: metal particles ranging 1-2 nm in Pd/g-Al₂O₃ and Pd/C samples and 3-4 nm in Pd/PDMP catalysts

Pd/g-Al₂O₃

Pd/C

Very active hydrogenation catalysts

Particles size distribution of a Pd/C sample

Pd/PDMP

Excellent catalysts for Heck reactions, without valuable leaching of Pd

Particles size distribution of a Pd/PDMP sample

Very active and selective catalysts

Heterogeneous catalysis Advanced nanostructured metal powders Catalysts by Small Metal Clusters, Homogeneous Heterogeneous Oxidation Polymerization catalysts,Very active and selective New generation catalysts, Metal vapors technology technique,Hydrogenation catalysis,Bimetallic catalytic systems, Production of Hetero Nanostructured metals catalysts

Nanostructured metals,Nanostructured Metal,Advanced nanostructured metal,Hetero Nanostructured metal,Metal vapors technology,Carbon-Carbon coupling reactions catalysts,Oxidation catalysts,Catalysis by Small Metal Clusters,Production of Nanostructured metal catalysts,Nanostructured metal catalysts,Polymerization catalysts,New generation catalysts,Nanostructured metal powders,Analyzing of Materials,Homogeneous catalysis,Very active and selective catalysts,Hydrogenation catalysts,Bimetallic catalytic systems,Heterogeneous catalysis,Advanced Catalysts,Metal vapors technique