Effects of Metal Precursors on the Stability and Observed Reactivity of Pt/γ‐Al₂O₃ Catalysts in Aqueous Phase Reactions

Abstract

Pt precursor promotes performance: The use of H2PtCl6 as metal precursor affects the observed activity of γ-Al2O3 supported catalysts in aqueous phase conversion of cellulose to sugar alcohols. The precursor changes the point of zero charge and leads to leaching. These two phenomena shift the dissociation equilibrium of water and enhance acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of cellulose. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.