Research Article

An Effective Pt-Cu/SiO2 Catalyst for the Selective Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde

Table 2

Binding energies of the Pt 4f levels and the content of Pt species for the different catalysts.

SamplePt speciesPt species BE (eV)Content of Pt species (%)

Pt/SiO2Pt071.1474.4928
Pt2+73.3476.6953
Pt4+75.5278.8719

Pt-Cu/SiO2Pt070.9374.2860
Pt2+72.9976.3440