RT Journal Article T1 Comparison of different precious metals in activated carbon-supported catalysts for the gas-phase hydrodechlorination of chloromethanes A1 Martín Martínez, María A1 Gómez-Sainero, Luisa María A1 Alvarez-Montero, Maria Ariadna A1 Bedia, Jorge A1 Rodriguez, Juan AB Four precious metals supported on activated carbon are compared as catalysts in the gas-phase hydrodechlorination (HDC) of chloromethanes. The intrinsic activity or turnover frequency (TOF) of the catalysts follows the order Pd/C > Rh/C > Pt/C > Ru/C in the HDC of dichloromethane (DCM) while the sequence Pd/C > Pt/C > Rh/C > Ru/C was found for the HDC of chloroform (TCM). High selectivities to non-chlorinated products were obtained in all cases except for the HDC of TCM with Rh/C and Ru/C where the selectivity to DCM greatly depends on the operating conditions. A wider diversity of non-chlorinated hydrocarbons was obtained as reaction products with these two catalysts, especially in the HDC of TCM, favoring the formation of carbonaceous deposits which provoked a marked deactivation of the catalysts. In contrast, CH4 was the only non-chlorinated product obtained with the Pt/C catalysts which showed by far the highest stability. Different reaction pathways were found depending on the catalyst and the starting chloromethane. The different reactivity of the metals is explained in terms of their different electronic structure and the physicochemical properties of the catalysts. PB Elsevier SN 0926-3373 YR 2013 FD 2013 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97186 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97186 LA eng NO Martin-Martinez, M., et al. «Comparison of Different Precious Metals in Activated Carbon-Supported Catalysts for the Gas-Phase Hydrodechlorination of Chloromethanes». Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, vol. 132-133, marzo de 2013, pp. 256-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.11.041. NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) NO European Commission DS Docta Complutense RD 9 abr 2025