"Hot Nanotechnology Papers": Reduced graphene oxide: firm support for catalytically active palladium nanoparticles and game changer in selective hydrogenation reactions

Posted by Chief Editor- Nanopaprika on April 11, 2014 at 9:18pm

Authors: M.Cano, A.M. Benito, E. P. Urriolabeitia, R. Arenal, and W.K. Maser.

Journal: NANOSCALE. 2013, 5, 10189-10193.

Institute: Instituto de Carboquímica. CSIC (Spain) & ICMA-CSIC (Spain)

Abstract: Simultaneous decomposition and reduction of a Pd2+ complex in the presence of graphene oxide (GO) lead to the formation of Pd0-nanoparticles (Pd-NPs) with average sizes of 4 nm firmly anchored on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) sheets. The Pd-NP/RGO hybrids exhibited remarkable catalytic activity and selectivity in mild hydrogenation reactions where the acidic properties of RGO play an active role and may act as an important game-changer.
Links to the paper http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2013/NR/c3nr02822d#!divAbstract