TY - JOUR AV - none KW - Catalyst supports; Crystallite size; Deuterium; Hydrophobicity; Particle size KW - Exchange reaction; Hydrophobic catalysts; Hydrophobics; Liquid phase catalytic exchange; Ni catalysts; Ni/SiO 2; Nickel catalyst; Particles sizes; Synthesis and characterizations; ]+ catalyst KW - Heavy water ID - scholars19997 TI - Synthesis and characterization of hydrophobic nickel catalyst supported on different oxides for continuous liquid phase catalytic exchange reaction N1 - cited By 0 N2 - 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 catalystsâ?? 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 m2gâ??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 Y1 - 2024/// UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85193474168&doi=10.1016%2fj.jiec.2024.05.032&partnerID=40&md5=51d6f4e77d067ba34356c76289864867 A1 - Diyan Mohd Ridzuan, N. A1 - Victor Ayodele, B. A1 - Najwa Abdul Talib, N. A1 - Shima Shaharun, M. A1 - Mohd Shariff, A. A1 - Naim Ahmad, K. JF - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry ER -