Molecules (Jan 2011)

Ni(0)-CMC-Na Nickel Colloids in Sodium Carboxymethyl-Cellulose: Catalytic Evaluation in Hydrogenation Reactions

  • Abdallah Karim,
  • Larbi El Firdoussi,
  • Issam Houssini,
  • Mustapha Ait Ali,
  • M. Carmen Puerta,
  • Mohamed Anouar Harrad,
  • Pedro Valerga

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16010367
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 367 – 372

Abstract

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A recyclable catalyst, Ni(0)-CMC-Na, composed of nickel colloids dispersed in a water soluble bioorganic polymer, sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC-Na), was synthesized by a simple procedure from readily available reagents. The catalyst thus obtained is stable and highly active in alkene hydrogenations.

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