Reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-supported Pd-CeO2 nanocomposite as a highly active electrocatalyst for facile formic acid oxidation

Stable and efficient electrocatalysts capable of oxidizing formic acid molecule is highly required to realize direct formic acid fuel cells (DFACs) as promising energy conversion sources. Herein, electrocatalytic activity of...

Porous Organic Polymer Supported Pd/Cu Bimetallic Catalyst for Heterogeneous Oxidation of Alkynes to 1,2-Diketones

A porous organic polymer (POP-POPh3) was readily prepared by oxidation of POP-PPh3 with H2O2. After coordination with PdCl2 and co-catalyst of CuBr2 precursor, a Pd/Cu bimetals-loaded porous organic polymer (Pd/Cu@POP-POPh3)...

Biotechnological synthesis of Pd-based nanoparticle catalysts

Cell supported Pd metal nanoparticles are sustainably synthesised via microbial bioreduction. Bio-Pd nanoparticles are effective heterogeneous catalysts that catalyse industrially important reactions, such as hydrogenation and C–C coupling reactions.

Supported Pd-Au bimetallic nanoparticles as efficient catalyst for hydrodeoxygenation of vanillin with formic acid at room temperature

Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) upgrade of biomass usually need high temperature or high pressure of H2. Herein, a g-C3N4 supported PdAu bimetallic nanoparticles was reported as the efficient catalyst for the HDO...

Model Catalysis with HOPG-Supported Pd Nanoparticles and Pd Foil: XPS, STM and C2H4 Hydrogenation

A surface science based approach was applied to model carbon supported Pd nanoparticle catalysts. Employing physical vapour deposition of Pd on sputtered surfaces of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), model catalysts were prepared that are well-suited for characterization by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Analysis of the HOPG substrate before and after ion-bombardment, and of Pd/HOPG before and after annealing, revealed the number of “nominal” HOPG defects (~ 1014 cm−2) as well as the nucleation density (~ 1012 cm−2) and structural characteristics of the Pd nanoparticles (mean size/height/distribution). Two model systems were stabilized by UHV annealing to 300 °C, with mean Pd particles sizes of 4.3 and 6.8 nm and size/height aspect ratio up to ~ 10. A UHV-compatible flow microreactor and gas chromatography were used to determine the catalytic performance of Pd/HOPG in ethylene (C2H4) hydrogenation up to 150 °C under atmospheric pressure, yielding temperature-dependent conversion values, turnover frequencies (TOFs) and activation energies. The performance of Pd nanocatalysts is compared to that of polycrystalline Pd foil and contrasted to Pt/HOPG and Pt foil, pointing to a beneficial effect of the metal/carbon phase boundary, reflected by up to 10 kJ mol−1 lower activation energies for supported nanoparticles. Graphical Abstract