Table 1. Porosity Obtained via N2 Sorption Experiments and Metal Composition Obtained via ICP-OES of the Calcined Catalystsa.
| catalyst | N2 sorption |
metal
contentd |
Pt/Nid mole ratio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBET (m2 g–1)a | Vp (cm3 g–1)b | Dp (nm)c | Ni (wt %) | Pt (wt %) | ||
| Ni/Al2O3 | 187 | 0.50 | 7.4 | 9.69 | 0 | |
| Pt/Al2O3 | 207 | 0.51 | 7.4 | 0 | 10.58 | |
| Ni1Pt0.004/Al2O3 | 164 | 0.42 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 0.126 | 0.004 |
| Ni1Pt0.007/Al2O3 | 148 | 0.40 | 7.4 | 10.16 | 0.242 | 0.007 |
| Ni1Pt0.015/Al2O3 | 149 | 0.38 | 7.4 | 11.54 | 0.584 | 0.015 |
SBET obtained from the adsorption branch of the N2 isotherm.
Vp calculated from N2 adsorption at a relative pressure of ∼0.990.
Dp obtained from the desorption branch via the BJH method.
Metal composition determined via ICP-OES analysis.