Platinum nanoparticles have been loaded on mesoporous silicas or aluminosilicates, and silylated mesoporous silicas. The metal is well-dispersed with uniform diameter of 1-3 nm inside channels of mesoporous supports. The high catalytic activities on hydrogenation of aromatics are observed on Pt/SiO2 composites that may be related to the silylation of intrachannel surface for the generation of binding sites to Pt precursor ions.
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Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 145 , pp. 185-188
