US and UK research pioneer bimetallic catalysis for renewable fuels and chemicals

April 7, 2022 |

In Pennsylvania, researchers Lehigh University in the U.S. and Cardiff University in the U.K. have pioneered a bimetallic catalysis technique using gold and palladium nanoparticles on a conductive support that could lead to new design pathways for greener production of renewable bio-derived fuels and chemicals.

The results of this collaboration are described in a paper, “Au–Pd separation enhances bimetallic catalysis of alcohol oxidation” published recently in the journal Nature.

In this case, gold is active for alcohol dehydrogenation but not active for oxygen reduction. Palladium is the opposite. These elements are often combined into single particles to create a ‘compromise’ catalyst.

Category: Research

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