@article{catalysis661,
       publisher = {Elsevier},
           title = {Vapour phase hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde over silica supported
transition metal-based bimetallic catalysts},
          author = {Reddy Benjaram M and Kumar Gundapaneni M and Ganesh Ibram and Khan Ataullah},
         journal = {Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical },
          volume = {247},
            year = {2006},
           pages = {80--87},
             url = {http://catalysis.eprints.iitm.ac.in/661/},
        abstract = {A series of silica supported transition metal-based bimetallic catalysts M?M1/SiO2 (M = Co, Ni, and Cu; M1 = Ni, Cu, and Co) were prepared
by deposition?precipitation method. Nitrate salts of the corresponding transition metals and colloidal silica were used as the precursors. The
physicochemical characteristics of the prepared catalysts were investigated by means of X-ray powder diffraction, thermogravimetry, FT-infrared,
scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and BET surface area techniques. These catalysts were evaluated for selective
hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol in the vapour phase at normal atmospheric pressure. Among the various catalysts investigated,
the Cu?Co/SiO2 combination catalyst exhibited very promising results for the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol,
whereas Co?Ni/SiO2 and Ni?Cu/SiO2 bimetallic catalysts provided good yields of hydrocinnamaldehyde.}
}