Heterogeneous Platinum Catalysts for Direct Synthesis of Trimethylamine by N-Methylation of Ammonia and Its Surrogates with CO2/H2
Direct synthesis of trimethylamine through N-methylation of NH3 or its surrogate (NH4HCO3) with both CO2 and H2 has been achieved by employing Pt and MoOx coloaded TiO2 (Pt-MoOx/TiO2). Pt-MoOx/TiO2 was found to be superior to other supported Pt and transition-metal-loaded MoOx/TiO2 catalysts for the trimethylamine synthesis process.