The Exploration of Sensitive Factors for the Selective Hydrogenation of α-Pinene Over Recyclable Ni-B/KIT-6 Catalyst

The supported Ni-B/KIT-6 amorphous alloy catalyst was prepared by chemical reduction method for the hydrogenation reaction of α-pinene. The catalyst was characterized by XRD, BET, SEM–EDS, TEM, XPS, ICP and DLS, the influences of single factor of catalyst on its structure, morphology and performance were investigated and analyzed. It was found that the amount of Ni loading, preparation pH and B/Ni molar ratio had great effects on the reduction amount, dispersion and specific surface area of the catalyst, resulted in affecting the catalytic performance of the catalyst. The optimum synthesis conditions were at m(Ni2+)/m(KIT-6) = 1:3, pH 13 and n(B)/n(Ni) = 1.5, obtaining a 90.62% conversion of α-pinene and 97.67% selectivity of cis-pinane. In addition, the catalysts also exhibited better repeatability and stability.