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Anchoring single platinum atoms onto nickel nanoparticles affords highly selective catalysts for lignin conversion

Chen, L; Pan, L; van Muyden, AP; Bai, L; Li, J; Tong, Y; Fei, Z; ... Dyson, PJ; + view all (2021) Anchoring single platinum atoms onto nickel nanoparticles affords highly selective catalysts for lignin conversion. Cell Reports Physical Science , 2 (9) , Article 100567. 10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100567. Green open access

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Abstract

Due to the highly complex polyphenolic structure of lignin, depolymerization without a prior chemical treatment is challenging, and new catalysts are required. Atomically dispersed catalysts are able to maximize the atomic efficiency of noble metals, simultaneously providing an alternative strategy to tune the activity and selectivity by alloying with other abundant metal supports. Here, we report a highly active and selective catalyst comprising monodispersed (single) Pt atoms on Ni nanoparticles supported on carbon (denoted as Pt1Ni/C, where Pt1 represents single Pt atoms), designed for the reductive depolymerization of lignin. Selectivity toward 4-n-propylsyringol and 4-n-propylguaiacol exceeds 90%. The activity and selectivity of the Pt1Ni/C catalyst in the reductive depolymerization of lignin may be attributed to synergistic effects between the Ni nanoparticles and the single Pt atoms.

Type: Article
Title: Anchoring single platinum atoms onto nickel nanoparticles affords highly selective catalysts for lignin conversion
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100567
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100567
Language: English
Additional information: © 2021 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: sustainable chemistry, green chemistry, lignin, single-atom catalysts, hydrogenolysis
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10138157
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