<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Synthesis and characterization of hydrophobic nickel catalyst supported on different oxides for continuous liquid phase catalytic exchange reaction"^^ . "Hydrophobic Ni catalysts supported on three metal oxides coated with PTFE namely Ni/SiO2/PTFE, Ni/Cr2O3/PTFE, and Ni/Al2O3/PTFE were used in liquid-phase catalytic exchange (LPCE) reactions to enrich hydrogen isotope and produce deuterium oxide (heavy water). Wet impregnation method was employed to prepare the Ni/SiO2, Ni/Cr2O3, and Ni/Al2O3 before PTFE coating. The as prepared catalysts were characterized using different characterization techniques and their performances were evaluated in LPCE reaction using a continuous reactor. The performance evaluation based on the D2O yield can be ranked as Ni/Al2O3/PTFE > Ni/Cr2O3/PTFE > Ni/SiO2/PTFE > Ni/PTFE. The catalysts� performances are strongly associated with the crystallite size, particle size, hydrophobicity, surface area, pore size, and metal-support interaction. Since isotope exchange requires a dry catalyst surface, the catalyst's hydrophobicity plays a crucial role. In addition, the catalyst support improves the LPCE reaction efficiency, as the most efficient catalyst, Ni/Al2O3/PTFE, yielded 1220 ppm D2O, compared to 520 ppm for the benchmark catalyst, Ni/PTFE. The characterization results reveal that Ni/Al2O3/PTFE outperformed the other catalysts due to its low crystallite size (D = 23.04 nm), high hydrophobicity (WCA = 139.23°), higher surface area (16.31 m2g�1), small pores (pore size = 6.18 nm), and lowest average Ni particle size (40.89 nm). © 2024 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry"^^ . "2024" . . . "Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "B."^^ . "Victor Ayodele"^^ . "B. Victor Ayodele"^^ . . "N."^^ . "Diyan Mohd Ridzuan"^^ . "N. Diyan Mohd Ridzuan"^^ . . "A."^^ . "Mohd Shariff"^^ . "A. Mohd Shariff"^^ . . "K."^^ . "Naim Ahmad"^^ . "K. Naim Ahmad"^^ . . "N."^^ . "Najwa Abdul Talib"^^ . "N. Najwa Abdul Talib"^^ . . "M."^^ . "Shima Shaharun"^^ . "M. Shima Shaharun"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #19997 \n\nSynthesis and characterization of hydrophobic nickel catalyst supported on different oxides for continuous liquid phase catalytic exchange reaction\n\n" . "text/html" . .