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Anchoring Cu1 species over nanodiamond-graphene for semi-hydrogenation of acetylene

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  • Fei Huang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yuchen Deng

    (Peking University)

  • Yunlei Chen

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Science)

  • Xiangbin Cai

    (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Mi Peng

    (Peking University)

  • Zhimin Jia

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Jinglin Xie

    (Peking University)

  • Dequan Xiao

    (University of New Haven)

  • Xiaodong Wen

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Synfuels China Co., Ltd)

  • Ning Wang

    (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Zheng Jiang

    (Chinese Academy of Science
    Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science)

  • Hongyang Liu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Ding Ma

    (Peking University)

Abstract

The design of cheap, non-toxic, and earth-abundant transition metal catalysts for selective hydrogenation of alkynes remains a challenge in both industry and academia. Here, we report a new atomically dispersed copper (Cu) catalyst supported on a defective nanodiamond-graphene (ND@G), which exhibits excellent catalytic performance for the selective conversion of acetylene to ethylene, i.e., with high conversion (95%), high selectivity (98%), and good stability (for more than 60 h). The unique structural feature of the Cu atoms anchored over graphene through Cu-C bonds ensures the effective activation of acetylene and easy desorption of ethylene, which is the key for the outstanding activity and selectivity of the catalyst.

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  • Fei Huang & Yuchen Deng & Yunlei Chen & Xiangbin Cai & Mi Peng & Zhimin Jia & Jinglin Xie & Dequan Xiao & Xiaodong Wen & Ning Wang & Zheng Jiang & Hongyang Liu & Ding Ma, 2019. "Anchoring Cu1 species over nanodiamond-graphene for semi-hydrogenation of acetylene," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-12460-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12460-7
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