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The Royal Society, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2057(373), p. 20150014, 2015

DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0014

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Deposition of Ni nanoparticles onto porous supports using supercritical CO 2 : effect of the precursor and reduction methodology

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Abstract

The deposition of Ni nanoparticles into porous supports is very important in catalysis. In this paper, we explore the use of supercritical CO 2 (scCO 2 ) as a green solvent to deposit Ni nanoparticles on mesoporous SiO 2 SBA-15 and a carbon xerogel. The good transport properties of scCO 2 allowed the efficient penetration of metal precursors dissolved in scCO 2 within the pores of the support without damaging its structure. Nickel hexafluoroacetylacetonate hydrate, nickel acetylacetonate, bis(cyclopentadienyl)nickel, Ni(NO 3 ) 2 ⋅6H 2 O and NiCl 2 ⋅6H 2 O were tried as precursors. Different methodologies were used: impregnation in scCO 2 and reduction in H 2 /N 2 at 400°C and low pressure, reactive deposition using H 2 at 200–250°C in scCO 2 and reactive deposition using ethanol at 150–200°C in scCO 2 . The effect of precursor and methodology on the nickel particle size and the material homogeneity (on the different substrates) was analysed. This technology offers many opportunities in the preparation of metal-nanostructured materials.