Catalyst comprising fluorinated metal oxide, manufacture process and hydrogenation process
A process for the manufacture of a catalyst comprising a fluorinated metal oxide is provided. A catalyst comprising a fluorinated metal oxide is provided. A catalytic hydrogenation process is also provided.
1. A hydrogenation catalyst comprising a fluorinated metal oxide, wherein an atomic percentage of fluorine (F) contained in the fluorinated metal oxide is equal to or greater than 3 atom %, and
wherein the fluorinated metal oxide is a fluorinated ternary metal oxide consisting essentially of Cu, Zn, Zr, O, and F.
2. The hydrogenation catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorinated ternary metal oxide has a BET (Brunner-Emmet-Teller) value from 30 to 150 m 2 /g.
3. The hydrogenation catalyst according to claim 2 , wherein the BET (Brunner-Emmet-Teller) value is at least about 40 m 2 /g and equal to or less than 130 m 2 /g.
4. The hydrogenation catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the atomic percentage is in a range from 6 atom % to 14 atom %.
5. The hydrogenation catalyst according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorinated ternary metal oxide comprises a metal oxide system selected from the group consisting of: Cu/ZnO/ZrO 2 and CuO/ZnO/ZrO 2 .
6. The hydrogenation catalyst according to claim 5 , wherein the metal oxide system is CuO/ZnO/ZrO 2 .
7. The hydrogenation catalyst according to claim 1 further comprising a layer of ionic liquid.
8. A hydrogenation catalyst comprising a fluorinated metal oxide, wherein an atomic percentage of fluorine contained in the fluorinated metal oxide is equal to or greater than 3 atom %, and further comprising a layer of ionic liquid.