Research Article

Tuning Catalytic Properties of Supported Bimetallic Pd/Ir Systems in the Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde by Using the “Water-in-Oil” Microemulsion Method

Table 2

XPS data and surface fraction of Pd and Ir components determined by CV measurements.

CatalystXPS dataSurface fraction (CV)
Pd (at.%)Ir (at.%)Pd 3d5/2 BE (eV)BE shift (eV)Ir 4f7/2 BE (eV)PdIr

Pd335.31
PdIr-0.021.951.03335.80.561.70.850.15
PdIr-0.040.830.17
PdIr-0.081.330.86335.40.160.90.810.19
PdIr-0.141.040.75335.50.261.00.800.20
PdIr-0.20.710.74335.70.461.20.770.23
Ir60.71