Electrocatalytic hydrogenation on composite nickel-aluminum hydroxide catalysts in a dynamic cell

The electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) of cyclohexanone into cyclohexanol has been studied in aqueous media with electrocatalysts on composites powders. These powders are formed of nanoaggregates of nickel obtained through a physical deposition under vacuum on particles of Al(OH)(3), AlO(OH), and gamma-Al2O3. The ECH reaction was done in a dynamic cell. Its yield is closely dependent on the nature of the non-metallic particles whose nature greatly influences the adsorption-desorption of the organic compounds involved in the reaction.