Issue 38, 2014

Highly stable and active palladium nanoparticles supported on porous carbon for practical catalytic applications

Abstract

Carbon porous materials (CPMs) containing highly dispersed palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs) with an average size of ca. 5 nm were synthesized by microwave (MW) irradiation procedure, during which the Pd2+ ions were effectively reduced to the Pd0 form and highly dispersed on the carbon support. The Pd/CPM samples were characterized by a variety of analytical and spectroscopy techniques, viz. N2 adsorption/desorption isotherm measurements, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning and field emission transmission electron microscopy (SEM/FETEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and Raman spectroscopy. The Pd/CPM composites were employed as heterogeneous catalysts for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in aqueous media. The reaction was monitored by UV-Visible spectroscopy, yielding a pseudo-first-order rate constant (k) of 6.87 Ɨ 10āˆ’2 sāˆ’1. Moreover, the catalysts were exploited for Cā€“C coupling reactions using the microwave (MW) method. In addition, a novel electrochemical sensor for the detection of 4-NP was developed based on a Pd/CPM-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) methods. The 4-NP sensor was found to exhibit excellent sensitivity, lower detection limit, reliability, and durability surpassing the reported modified electrodes, rendering practical industrial applications.

Graphical abstract: Highly stable and active palladium nanoparticles supported on porous carbon for practical catalytic applications

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Jun 2014
Accepted
28 Jul 2014
First published
21 Aug 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 16015-16022

Author version available

Highly stable and active palladium nanoparticles supported on porous carbon for practical catalytic applications

P. Veerakumar, R. Madhu, S. Chen, V. Veeramani, C. Hung, P. Tang, C. Wang and S. Liu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 16015 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA03097D

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