RuMo/Al2O3 catalysts with various molybdenum loadings (0.15-0.6 wt.-%)
and 0.6 wt.-% ruthenium were prepared and characterized by hydrogen a
nd carbon monoxide chemisorption. n-Hexane hydrogenolysis and cyclohex
ane dehydrogenation were performed over the reduced catalysts. Cyclohe
xene dehydrogenation was also carried out over the sulfided catalysts.
The results suggest an electron transfer from molybdenum to ruthenium
sites.