| Abstract
| - Pt on mesostructured CeO2 nanoparticles embedded within ultrathin layers of highly structuredSiO2 binder shows highest activity reported with 80% selectivity for the chemoselective hydrogenation ofcrotonaldehyde. Characterization by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), CO adsorption, and X-rayphotoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) show the presence of small Pt metal particles, preferentially located onCeO2 (70%) together with the formation of Pt−CeO2-x sites at the interface between Pt and CeO2 (4 nm)nanoparticles. These sites are able to polarize the carbonyl group and facilitate the selective hydrogenationof this with respect to the double bond.
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