Self-reduction synthesis of supported ultrafine Pd nanoparticles with high activity and stability in hydrogenation

Science China Materials - Tập 66 - Trang 2708-2714 - 2023
Shiguang Mo1,2, Wentong Jing1, Weijie Zhang1, Kunlong Liu1, Binghui Wu3, Ruixuan Qin1, Nanfeng Zheng1
1State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Engineering Research Center for Nano-Preparation Technology of Fujian Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
2Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou, China
3Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

Tóm tắt

Supported ultrafine metal nanoparticles display outstanding catalytic performance in heterogeneous catalysis. Nevertheless, there are limited convenient and practical approaches for synthesizing supported ultrafine metal nanoparticle catalysts, despite the development of advanced fabrication methods. High-temperature reduction is often required for the preparation of metal catalysts for catalytic hydrogenation. However, the use of reductants, such as H2, easily leads to the aggregation of nanoparticles during catalyst preparation. In this work, we developed an effective self-reduction strategy using Pd precursors with organic ligands to prepare supported ultrafine Pd catalysts. Simple calcination under an inert atmosphere leads to the formation of uniform and ultrafine Pd nanoparticles (∼1 nm). These Pd precursors were reduced following the reaction between the −CHx groups on ligands and surface hydroxyl species on oxide supports. CO and oxygen vacancies generated in situ both contributed to the stabilization of ultrafine Pd nanoparticles. The as-prepared ultrafine Pd nanoparticles were highly stable even after the high-temperature treatment at 600°C. The catalysts displayed a turnover frequency as high as 26,910 h−1 for styrene hydrogenation and maintained the catalytic activity for at least 5 test cycles.

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