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Jackson and Spence 243been related to enhancing surface hydrogen transfer due to changes in retainedspecies (5).The alkene selectivity as a function <strong>of</strong> conversion is shown in Figure 2.10080% Selectivity60402000 20 40 60 80 100% Conversion1PP TCN 3PPN 3PPA TCAFigure 2. Plot <strong>of</strong> conversion Vs selectivityThe average cis:trans ratio for methylstyrene was determined and is reported inTable 2.Table 2. Average cis:trans ratio <strong>of</strong> alkene intermediate in 1PP hydrogenation.1PP TCA TCN 3PPN 3PPA519 1164 1031 19 905It is clear from Figure 2 that the modifiers have an effect on the selectivity to thealkene. TCN and TCA modified systems maintain alkene selectivity at ≥ 90 % overthe full range <strong>of</strong> 1PP conversion. 3PPA modified system shows an enhancedselectivity but as conversion increases to 100 % there is a slight drop <strong>of</strong>f. Thesethree modified systems all show higher alkene selectivity than the unmodified 1PP,which has a declining selectivity with conversion, but lies mainly between 80 – 60%. The TCA, TCN, 3PPA modifiers also affect the cis:trans ratio <strong>of</strong> themethylstyrene. Very high cis:trans ratios are observed in these systems. Theseresults show that the TCA, TCN, and 3PPA modifiers do inhibit re-adsorption <strong>of</strong> the

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