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Facile synthesis of monodispersed Pd nanocatalysts decorated on graphene oxide for reduction of nitroaromatics in aqueous solution

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We synthesized the reproducible heterogeneous catalyst of graphene oxide (GO)-supported palladium nanoparticles (NPs) via a simple and green process. The structure, morphology and physicochemical properties of the synthesized heterogeneous catalyst were characterized by the latest techniques such as high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning TEM, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The GO-supported Pd NPs (Pd/GO nanocatalyst) exhibited excellent catalytic activity for the reduction of nitroaromatics to aminoaromatics in aqueous sodium borohydride. The nitroaromatics were converted to corresponding aminoaromatics with high yields (up to 99%) using Pd/GO nanocatalyst in aqueous solution. The hybrid heterogeneous catalyst showed 83% of conversion after six cycles in the reduction of nitrobenzene to aminobenzene. These features ensured the high catalytic activity of the introduced graphene oxide supported Pd nanocatalysts.

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This research was financially supported by the New and Renewable Energy Core Technology Program of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Republic of Korea (No. 20143030031430). This work also supported in part by the Energy Efficiency and Resources Core Technology Program of the KETEP granted financial resource from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea (No. 20152020106100).

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    Kaiqiang Zhang, Kootak Hong, Jun Min Suh, Tae Hyung Lee, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr & Ho Won Jang

  2. National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea

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Zhang, K., Hong, K., Suh, J.M. et al. Facile synthesis of monodispersed Pd nanocatalysts decorated on graphene oxide for reduction of nitroaromatics in aqueous solution. Res Chem Intermed 45, 599–611 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-018-3621-8

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