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Table 1 The main characteristics of mesoporous silica SBA-15 and Pd/SBA-15 composites: S BET , specific surface area (m 2 /g), V p , pore volume (cm 3 /g), D p , average pore diameter (nm)

From: Methyl oleate deoxygenation for production of diesel fuel aliphatic hydrocarbons over Pd/SBA-15 catalysts

Samplea

Actual Pd contentb(wt<)

ScBET(m2/g)

Vpd(cm3/g)

Dpd(nm)

Pd dispersione(<)

SBA-15-N

-

783

0.88

5.6

-

3.8 wt< Pd/SBA-15-N

3.2

482

0.81

6.4

39.0

SBA-15-S

-

561

0.68

5.6

-

3.8 wt< Pd/SBA-15-S

3.7

432

0.67

6.0

19.0

  1. SBA-15-N: necklacelike SBA-15; SBA-15-S: spherelike SBA-15.
  2. aNominal palladium loading.
  3. bDetermined by ICP-MS.
  4. cCalculated by BET method.
  5. dCalculated from adsorption branch by BJH method.
  6. eMeasured by H2 chemisorption.