Pd/Fe₃O₄ supported on bio-waste derived cellulosic-carbon as a nanocatalyst for C–C coupling and electrocatalytic application

Abstract

The current work describes the synthesis of a new bio-waste derived cellulosic-carbon supported-palladium nanoparticles enriched magnetic nanocatalyst (Pd/Fe₃O₄@C) using a simple multi-step process under aerobic conditions. Under mild reaction conditions, the Pd/Fe₃O₄@C magnetic nanocatalyst demonstrated excellent catalytic activity in the Hiyama cross-coupling reaction for a variety of substrates. Also, the Pd/Fe₃O₄@C magnetic nanocatalyst exhibited excellent catalytic activity up to five recycles without significant catalytic activity loss in the Hiyama cross-coupling reaction. Also, we explored the use of Pd/Fe₃O₄@C magnetic nanocatalyst as an electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Interestingly, the Pd/Fe₃O₄@C magnetic nanocatalyst exhibited better electrochemical activity compared to bare carbon and magnetite (Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles) with an overpotential of 293 mV at a current density of 10 mA·cm^–2.

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Keywords

bio-waste / cellulosic-carbon / Pd/Fe₃O₄ / Hiyama cross-coupling / hydrogen evolution reaction / recyclability

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank DST-SERB, India (YSS/2015/000010), DST-Nanomission, India (SR/NM/NS-20/2014), and Jain University, India for financial support.

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