ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
4 years ago

Graphitic Carbon Nitride Supported Ultrafine Pd and Pd–Cu Catalysts: Enhanced Reactivity, Selectivity, and Longevity for Nitrite and Nitrate Hydrogenation

Graphitic Carbon Nitride Supported Ultrafine Pd and Pd–Cu Catalysts: Enhanced Reactivity, Selectivity, and Longevity for Nitrite and Nitrate Hydrogenation
Tao Ye, Danmeng Shuai, Michael J. Wagner, Nathan A. Banek, David P. Durkin
Novel Pd-based catalysts (i.e., Pd and Pd–Cu) supported on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) were prepared for nitrite and nitrate hydrogenation. The catalysts prepared by ethylene glycol reduction exhibited ultrafine Pd and Pd–Cu nanoparticles (∼2 nm), and they showed high reactivity, high selectivity toward nitrogen gas over byproduct ammonium, and excellent stability over multiple reaction cycles. The unique nitrogen-abundant surface, porous structure, and hydrophilic nature of g-C3N4 facilitates metal nanoparticle dispersion, mass transfer of reactants, and nitrogen coupling for nitrogen gas production to improve catalytic performance.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b09192

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b09192

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