Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide and Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation Using Au−Pd Catalysts Prepared by Sol Immobilization

Pritchard, James Charles, Kesavan, Lokesh, Piccinini, Marco ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8479-4164, He, Qian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4891-3581, Tiruvalam, Ramchandra, Dimitratos, Nikolaos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6620-4335, Lopez-Sanchez, Jose Antonio, Carley, Albert Frederick, Edwards, Jennifer Kelly ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4089-2827, Kiely, Christopher John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5412-0970 and Hutchings, Graham John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8885-1560 2010. Direct Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide and Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation Using Au−Pd Catalysts Prepared by Sol Immobilization. Langmuir 26 (21) , pp. 16568-16577. 10.1021/la101597q

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Abstract

We report the preparation of Au−Pd nanocrystalline catalysts supported on activated carbon prepared via a sol-immobilization technique and explore their use for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide and the oxidation of benzyl alcohol. In particular, we examine the synthesis of a systematic set of Au−Pd colloidal nanoparticles having a range of Au/Pd ratios. The catalysts have been structurally characterized using a combination of UV−visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, STEM HAADF/XEDS, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The Au−Pd nanoparticles are found in the majority of cases to be homogeneous alloys, although some variation is observed in the AuPd composition at high Pd/Au ratios. The optimum performance for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide is observed for a catalyst having a Au/Pd 1:2 molar ratio. However, the competing hydrogenation reaction of hydrogen peroxide increases with increasing Pd content, although Pd alone is less effective than when Au is also present. Investigation of the oxidation of benzyl alcohol using these materials also shows that the optimum selective oxidation to the aldehyde occurs for the Au/Pd 1:2 molar ratio catalyst. These measured activity trends are discussed in terms of the structure and composition of the supported Au−Pd nanoparticles.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI)
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
ISSN:	0743-7463
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2022 10:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/6852

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