Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.90, No.1, 101-106, 2007
Regeneration of Pd/Al2O3 catalysts used for tetrachloroethylene hydrodechlorination
The deactivation of the Pd/Al2O3 catalyst used for the hydrodechlorination of tetrachloroethylene (TTCE) is caused by both the carbonaceous deposits and by the hydrogen chloride produced in the reaction. In this work, several regeneration procedures have been tested, concluding that the best procedure is the leaching with ammonia, followed by calcinations and reduction. This procedure leads to an important recovery of the initial activity. The catalyst regenerated with this treatment is even less prone to deactivation that the fresh catalyst.