Title of the paper: Reduced graphene oxide: firm support for catalytically active palladium nanoparticles and game changer in selective hydrogenation reactions.

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

University/Institute: 1) Instituto de Carboquimica. CSIC (ICB-CSIC) Spain; 2) Instituto de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA-CSIC) Spain; 3) Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragon (INA) Spain.

Journal: NANOSCALE. 2013, 5, 10189-10193

Abstracts: Simultaneous decomposition and reduction of a Pd(2+) complex in the presence of graphene oxide (GO) lead to the formation of Pd(0)-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 (link to the journal webpage): http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2013/NR/c3nr02822d#!divAbstract