Gold–palladium colloids as catalysts for hydrogen peroxide synthesis, degradation and methane oxidation: effect of the PVP stabiliser
Simon J. Freakley, Nishtha Agarwal, Rebecca McVicker, Sultan Althahban, Richard J. Lewis, David Morgan, Nikolaos Dimitratos, Christopher J. Kiely, Graham J. Hutchings
Abstract
PVP polymer stabilisers effect the reactivity of AuPd nanoparticles towards H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> synthesis/decomposition and methane oxidation.
Topics & Concepts
StabiliserCatalysisReactivity (psychology)Hydrogen peroxidePalladiumDecompositionMethaneChemistryStabilizer (aeronautics)Inorganic chemistryDegradation (telecommunications)PolymerColloidAnaerobic oxidation of methaneNanoparticleChemical engineeringMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyMechanical engineeringEngineeringTelecommunicationsAlternative medicinePathologyComputer scienceFood scienceMedicineCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsNanomaterials for catalytic reactions