TY - JOUR EP - 4758 Y1 - 2016/05/26/ AV - public TI - Oxidation of cinnamyl alcohol using bimetallic Au-Pd/TiO2 catalysts: a deactivation study in a continuous flow packed bed microreactor KW - Science & Technology KW - Physical Sciences KW - Chemistry KW - Physical KW - Chemistry KW - LIQUID-PHASE OXIDATION KW - SELECTIVE OXIDATION KW - AEROBIC OXIDATION KW - HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST KW - MOLECULAR-OXYGEN KW - PALLADIUM KW - PD KW - NANOPARTICLES KW - ALDEHYDES KW - SOLVENT PB - ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY ID - discovery1506924 N2 - The stability of a bimetallic Au?Pd/TiO2 catalyst was examined in a packed bed microreactor for the oxidation of cinnamyl alcohol dissolved in toluene. The catalyst was prepared by co-impregnation with a Au?Pd weight ratio of 1 : 19. Experiments were performed at 80?120 °C, oxygen concentration 0?100% and total pressure 4 bara. Principal products observed were cinnamaldehyde, 3-phenyl-1-propanol and trans-?-methylstyrene. Although the same catalyst was shown to possess good stability in the oxidation of benzyl alcohol, it deactivated during the oxidation of cinnamyl alcohol, particularly at elevated reaction temperatures. Higher concentration of oxygen used for the reaction led to improved cinnamaldehyde selectivity but lower conversion and higher deactivation rates. Treatment with hydrogen recovered only a fraction of the activity. Deactivation was attributed to Pd leaching and a complex effect of oxygen. N1 - This Open Access Article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence IS - 13 SP - 4749 VL - 6 A1 - Wu, G A1 - Brett, GL A1 - Cao, E A1 - Constantinou, A A1 - Ellis, P A1 - Kuhn, S A1 - Hutchings, GJ A1 - Bethell, D A1 - Gavriilidis, A JF - Catalysis Science & Technology SN - 2044-4753 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6cy00232c ER -