Reactions of ketones on oxide surfaces III. Influence of the porous texture of the catalyst.

Abstract

The reaction of cyclohexanone was investigated over several alumina catalysts having markedly different pore-sizes as determined from the adsorption-desorption isotherms at liquid  nitrogen temperatures.The activity for the conversion of cyclohexanone did not seem to depend on the pore-size. The catalysts with narrow pores, however, favour the formation of the end products.