Unravelling synergistic effects in bi-metallic catalysts: deceleration of palladium–gold nanoparticle coarsening in the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde
José J. Pinto, Andreas Weilhard, Luke T. Norman, Rhys W. Lodge, David M. Rogers, Aitor Gual, Israel Cano, Andrei N. Khlobystov, Peter Licence, Jesum Alves Fernandes
Abstract
In this work, we demonstrate that the synergistic effect of PdAu nanoparticles (NPs) in hydrogenation reactions is not only related to high activity but also to their stability when compared to Pd mono-metallic NPs.
Topics & Concepts
CinnamaldehydeCatalysisPalladiumMetalNanoparticleMaterials scienceChemistryPrecious metalChemical engineeringNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryEngineeringNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion