Enhancing the performance of heterogeneous palladium based catalysts in the mild reductive depolymerization of soda lignin through addition of a non-noble metal and tuning of the preparation strategy
Tibo De Saegher, Boyana Atanasova, Pieter Vermeir, Kevin M. Van Geem, Jeriffa De Clercq, An Verberckmoes, Jeroen Lauwaert
Abstract
Addition of a non-noble metal and tuning of the preparation strategy, can dramatically reduce the synthesis costs of Pd nanoparticle catalysts while also increasing activity and steering product selectivity.
Topics & Concepts
DepolymerizationNoble metalCatalysisSelectivityPalladiumLigninNanoparticleMetalMaterials scienceChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyEngineeringLignin and Wood ChemistryCatalytic Alkyne ReactionsCatalysis for Biomass Conversion