Generalized Rapid Synthesis of Supported Nanocluster Catalyst for Mild Hydrogenation of Phenol toward KA Oil

Hehe Wei, Shengxian Shao, Bohan Deng, Yufeng Xue, Wenxing Chen, Linlin Yin, Yunxiang Lin, Naveed Hussain, Xiaodong Wu, Binghui Ge, Fengbin Zheng, Guodong Li*, Li Min Liu*, Hui Wu*

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Abstract

Homogeneous and nanometric metal clusters with unique electronic structures are promising for catalysis, however, common synthesis techniques for metal clusters suffer from large size and even metal nanocrystals attributing to their high surface energy and unsaturated configurations. Herein, a generalized rapid annealing strategy for synthesizing a series of supported metal clusters as superior catalysts is developed. Remarkably, TiO2 supported platinum nanoclusters (Pt NC/TiO2) exhibits the excellent catalytic activity to realize phenol hydrogenation under mild conditions. The complete phenol conversion rate and 100% selectivity toward KA oil are achieved in aqueous solution at room temperature and normal pressure. Semi-continuous scale up production of KA oil is successfully performed under mild conditions. Such excellent performance mainly originates from the partial reconstruction of Pt NC/TiO2 in aqueous phenol solution. Considering that the phenol can be produced from lignin, this study underpins a facile, sustainable, and economical route to synthesize nylon from biomass.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2207759
JournalSmall
Volume19
Issue number36
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Sept 2023

Keywords

  • direct and rapid solution annealing
  • metal clusters
  • phenol hydrogenation
  • reconstruction
  • room temperature

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