Hydrogenation of 2-ethylanthraquinone with bimetallic monolithic catalysts: An experimental and DFT study

The high catalytic activity of Pd-Ni/SiO2/cordierite monolithic catalyst is attributed to the small particle size, the strong interaction between Pd and Ni of Pd-Ni alloy and stronger adsorption between Pd3Ni1 (1 1 1) and the carbonyl group of eAQ.