Approximately 90% of commercial chemical processes utilize catalysis, mainly heterogeneous catalysis. In recent years, nanoscience has revealed that metal nanoparticles are excellent catalysts. However, the direct application of nanoparticles for catalysis is limited by issues of removal. Here, we present the fabrication and application of a carbon supported palladium nanoparticle catalyst. A greener, one-step method was used to embed palladium nanoparticles directly into the infrastructure of the carbon microspheres. The results of our synthesis and catalytic studies will be presented.

Developing a sustainable catalyst: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic application of palladium nanoparticles in carbon microsphere composites

251st National Meeting (2016)

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