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Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanotube with Doped Co and N Atoms and its Catalytic Applications in Hydrogen Production
Published on: December 6, 2021
Discrete Polyoxopalladates as Molecular Precursors for Supported Palladium Metal Nanoparticles as Hydrogenation
Wassim W Ayass1, Juan F Miñambres1, Peng Yang1
1Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry , Jacobs University , Campus Ring 1 , 28759 Bremen , Germany.
Abstract:
We have used discrete polyoxopalladates(II) (POPs) of the MPd12X8 nanocube- and Pd15X10 nanostar-types (M = central metal ion, X = capping group) as molecular precursors (diameter ca. 1 nm) for the formation of supported (SBA-15) metallic nanoparticles. These materials proved to be highly active in the hydrogenation of o-xylene. The characterization of such hydrogenation catalysts revealed that the average size of the resulting alloy particles is quite uniform with diameters ranging from 1 to 3 nm (indicating little to no agglomeration). The central transition-metal ion M n+ (MnII, FeIII, CoII, NiII, CuII, ZnII, PdII) in the POP structure and also the nature of the capping group (AsO43-, SeO32-, PO43-, phenyl-AsO32-) influence the resulting catalytic performance.
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