The study of palladium ions incorporation into the mesoporous ordered silicates

In this work mesoporous ordered silica materials containing palladium species were prepared using of tetraammine palladium chloride ([Pd(NH3)4]Cl2) complex as a palladium source during synthesis and by wetness impregnation of pure support by solution containing dissolved metal salt. The ammonia ligands from tetraammine palladium chloride were removed during calcination or during thermal treatment at 300 °C in oxygen atmosphere. For reduction of palladium ions to metallic state as prepared materials were treated by hydrogen at high temperature. In this work the locations of palladium atoms in silica lattice were considered by study of binding energy changes of cardinal atoms of mesoporous ordered silica. Ordered mesoporous silicates (MCM-41 and SBA-15) are very promising materials for a wide range of industrial applications due to their unique properties as well-defined ordered structure and excellent textural properties. They exhibit high surface area with high pore volume. Such supports ensure a high dispersion of the metal nanoparticles or other active phases providing the high activity of solid catalysts. The obtained materials were characterized primarily by X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms, and infrared spectroscopy. The proportional content of palladium was controlled by X-ray fluorescence technique.