Green Processing and Synthesis (Feb 2013)

D-glucose catalytic oxidation over palladium nanoparticles introduced in the hypercrosslinked polystyrene matrix

  • Doluda Valentin Y.,
  • Tsvetkova Irina B.,
  • Bykov Alexey V.,
  • Matveeva Valentina G.,
  • Sidorov Alexander I.,
  • Sulman Mikhail G.,
  • Valetsky Pyotr M.,
  • Stein Barry D.,
  • Sulman Esther M.,
  • Bronstein Lyudmila M.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2012-0076
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 25 – 34

Abstract

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This paper reports palladium (Pd)-containing nanoparticle (NP) formation in nanoporous hypercrosslinked polystyrene (HPS), using Pd acetate as a precursor. It was demonstrated that the NP size and composition can be controlled by Pd acetate loading and post-impregnation treatment with hydrogen gas. The catalyst structure was studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray fluorescence analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and nitrogen physisorption measurements. The catalytic properties of the catalysts developed have been studied in a green process of D-glucose oxidation to D-gluconic acid. The latter and its Ca salt are used for pharmaceuticals and food supplement production. The most active catalyst was found to contain 1.7 nm Pd/PdO NPs at 1.09 wt% Pd loading. It provided 99.6% selectivity at 93.6% conversion. Repeated use of the same catalyst demonstrated exceptional stability in D-glucose oxidation, making these catalysts promising for industrial applications in sustainable processes.

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