The RuCoB/ZrO2 catalyst was prepared by chemical reduction method,in which Ru was an active component,Co was a promoter and ZrO2 was a dispersant.The influences of the different contents of Co and ZrO2 and the different reducing agents on the catalytic characteristics were studied.The results indicated that the characteristics of the catalysts reduced by KBH4 were better than that by formaldehyde.When Co/Ru ratio was 2% and Ru/ZrO2 ratio was 13%,the snythetically catalytic characteristics of RuCoB/ZrO2 was the best, and γ40 and S40 reached 14239h-1 and 758%, respectively.
A supported amorphous Ru-Co/ZrO 2 catalyst was prepared by using formaldehyde as reduetant. The amorphous character of the catalyst was estimated by XRD, TG-DTA and SEM. The amorphous Ru-Co/ZrO 2 catalyst has higher selectivity than Ru/ZrO 2 in the selective hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene when the experiments were run in simulated production conditions. Presence of Co in the catalyst favored the selectivity of Ru-Co/ZrO 2 but decreased its activity.
