Surfactant-free nickel-silver core@shell nanoparticles in mesoporous SBA-15 for chemoselective hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate.

Li MM, Ye L, Zheng J, Fang H, Kroner A, Yuan Y, Tsang SC

Surfactant-free bimetallic Ni@Ag nanoparticles in mesoporous silica, SBA-15 prepared by simple wet co-impregnation catalyse hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to methyl glycolate or ethylene glycol in high yield.

Keywords:

Hydrogen

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Nickel

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Silver

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Silicon Dioxide

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Oxalates

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Surface-Active Agents

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Microscopy, Electron, Transmission

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Porosity

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Metal Nanoparticles

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Photoelectron Spectroscopy