P-We-142 PALLADIUM SUPPORTED ON SILICA NANOSPRINGS AS CATALYTIC MATERIAL FOR LIQUID-PHASE HYDROGENATION IN A CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Ontario Exhibit Hall (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Oscar G. Marin Flores1, T. Cantrell1, T. Prakash1, G. Corti1, S. Ha2, M.G. Norton3 and D. McIlroy4, (1)GoNano Technologies Inc., Moscow, ID, (2)Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, (3)Materials Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, (4)University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Palladium supported on silica Nanosprings appears as a highly active catalytic material for liquid-phase hydrogenation which is a key process in the pharmaceutical industry. A high performance is achieved when using this catalyst in a continuous flow reactor.