Table 2. Physical Properties of Carbon Catalysts with Different Palladium Loadings Using Crushed ACM^a.

catalyst properties	0.8Pd/cACM (fresh)	2.5Pd/cACM (fresh)	5.0Pd/cACM (fresh)
metal loading (wt %)	0.3	2.4	5.6
bulk density (g/cm3)	0.28	0.28	0.28
surface area (m2/g)	844	761	628
micropore area (m2/g)b	33.6	44.7	37.5
pore volume (cm3/g)c	0.732	0.659	0.545
average pore size (radius, Å)	17.34	17.32	17.34
Pd dispersion (%)d	72	26	8
Pd particle size (Å)e	15.6	42.4	145.5

^acACM is crushed activated carbon monolith.

^bEstimated using the de Boer equation.

^cTotal pore volume at P/P₀ = 0.992.

^dCO pulse titration, 1:1 stoichiometry assumed, reduced with 100% H₂ at 250 °C for 2 h.

^eParticle size estimated from dispersion via CO pulse titration.