New green approaches in nanoparticles synthesis: An overview

BA Miu, A Dinischiotu - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology is constantly expanding, with nanomaterials being more and more used in
common commercial products that define our modern life. Among all types of nanomaterials …

Strategies for sustainable palladium catalysis

S McCarthy, DC Braddock, JDET Wilton-Ely - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Palladium is established both as an indispensable metal in modern synthetic chemistry and
as a key component in catalytic converters and electronic equipment. The unrelenting …

Biotechnological synthesis of Pd-based nanoparticle catalysts

C Egan-Morriss, RL Kimber, NA Powell… - Nanoscale …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Palladium metal nanoparticles are excellent catalysts used industrially for reactions such as
hydrogenation and Heck and Suzuki C–C coupling reactions. However, the global demand …

[HTML][HTML] In-situ catalytic upgrading of heavy oil using dispersed bionanoparticles supported on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

JB Omajali, A Hart, M Walker, J Wood… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
With the continuous depletion of global oil reserves, unconventional alternative oil resources
like heavy oil and bitumen have become increasingly attractive. This study investigates the …

Synthesis of Pd/Ru Bimetallic Nanoparticles by Escherichia coli and Potential as a Catalyst for Upgrading 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural Into Liquid Fuel Precursors

J Gomez-Bolivar, IP Mikheenko, RL Orozco… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Escherichia coli cells support the nucleation and growth of ruthenium and ruthenium-
palladium nanoparticles (Bio-Ru and Bio-Pd/Ru NPs). We report a method for the synthesis …

Novel catalytically active Pd/Ru bimetallic nanoparticles synthesized by Bacillus benzeovorans

JB Omajali, J Gomez-Bolivar, IP Mikheenko… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Bacillus benzeovorans assisted and supported growth of ruthenium (bio-Ru) and
palladium/ruthenium (bio-Pd@ Ru) core@ shell nanoparticles (NPs) as bio-derived …

Catalytic upgrading of Jatropha oil biodiesel by partial hydrogenation using Raney-Ni as catalyst under microwave heating

G Wei, Z Liu, L Zhang, Z Li - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
The catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) is a novel, alternative process for the selective
hydrogenation, and the microwave is an effective heating method for organic reaction. In this …

Platinum and palladium bio-synthesized nanoparticles as sustainable fuel cell catalysts

AJ Stephen, NV Rees, I Mikheenko… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
A hydrogen economy powered by fuel cells is emerging as an alternative to the current fossil-
fuel based energy system where hydrogen, produced through renewable sources, is used to …

Heavy crude oil upgrading using homogenous nanocatalyst

M Alaei, M Bazmi, A Rashidi, A Rahimi - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This research is related to the preparation of heavy crude oil upgrading homogenous nano
catalyst. The present research is directed to reduce the operational temperature of catalytic …

Temperature-dependent hydrogen storage mechanism in palladium nanoparticles decorated on multi-walled carbon nanotubes

A Taherkhani, SZ Mortazavi, A Reyhani, A Tayal… - international journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, Palladium (Pd) nanoparticles (NPs) are decorated on the multi-walled
carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using the chemical reduction method. In situ extended x-ray …