Formic acid fractionation towards highly efficient cellulose-derived PdAg bimetallic catalyst for H2 evolution

The present work, in which cellulose isolated from formic acid fractionation(FAC) is decorated with polyetherimide(PEI) to attain highly efficient cellulose-derived PdAgbimetallic catalyst(PdAg-PEI-FAC), has been investigated, and the catalyst properties are characterized by XRD, XPS, BET, ICP-AES and HAADF-STEM. The as-obtained Pd_3.75Ag_3.75-PEI-FAC exhibits excellent catalytic performance for H2 evolution from a sodium formate-free formic acid(FA) aqueous medium at ambient...     

Effect of reduction pretreatments on PdAg/Al2O3 for HCHO and CO oxidation

PdAg/Al₂O₃ were pretreated by CO and H₂ reduction pretreatments, respectively. The reduced catalysts were tested for HCHO and CO oxidation and characterized by Brunner Emmet Teller (BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and oxygen temperature programmed desorption (O₂-TPD). These results indicate that the pretreatments have effect on PdAg reconstruction, PdAg particle size and active oxygen species, which are responsible for the catalytic performance. Compared with H₂ reduction method, CO reduction is more suitable for PdAg/Al₂O₃ pretreatment. PdAg/Al₂O₃-CO exhibited better catalytic performance.