Issue 30, 2013

A novel reagentless approach for synthesizing cellulose nanocrystal-supported palladium nanoparticles with enhanced catalytic performance

Abstract

We report a one step and environment-friendly synthesis of cellulose nanocrystal (CN)-supported palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) without employing any other reductants, capping or dispersing agents. CNs played a dual role as a supporting matrix and a reductant and they were used to obtain stable dispersions of Pd NPs. The obtained hybrid material exhibited much higher activities than the unsupported and other polymer-supported Pd NPs in the catalyzed reduction of methylene blue and 4-nitrophenol. The approach presented in this paper promotes the use of renewable natural resources to prepare a variety of hybrid inorganic–organic materials for the purpose of catalysis, sensors, and other potential applications.

Graphical abstract: A novel reagentless approach for synthesizing cellulose nanocrystal-supported palladium nanoparticles with enhanced catalytic performance

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Mar 2013
Accepted
22 May 2013
First published
17 Jun 2013

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 8645-8652

A novel reagentless approach for synthesizing cellulose nanocrystal-supported palladium nanoparticles with enhanced catalytic performance

X. Wu, C. Lu, W. Zhang, G. Yuan, R. Xiong and X. Zhang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 8645 DOI: 10.1039/C3TA11236E

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