1. State Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering and Industrial Catalysis, Sinopec Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201208, China 2. School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
Bifunctional metal/zeolite materials are some of the most suitable catalysts for the direct hydroalkylation of benzene to cyclohexylbenzene. The overall catalytic performance of this reaction is strongly influenced by the hydrogenation, which is dependent on the metal sizes. Thus, systematically investigating the metal size effects in the hydroalkylation of benzene is essential. In this work, we successfully synthesized Ru and Pd nanoparticles on Sinopec Composition Materials No.1 zeolite with various metal sizes. We demonstrated the size-dependent catalytic activity of zeolite-supported Ru and Pd catalysts in the hydroalkylation of benzene, which can be attributed to the size-induced hydrogen spillover capability differences. Our work presents new insights into the hydroalkylation reaction and may open up a new avenue for the smart design of advanced metal/zeolite bi-functional catalysts.
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