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Synthesis and catalytic activity of porous Fe–Pd alloys in the decomposition of C2–C4 hydrocarbons

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A method for the synthesis of microdispersed Fe–Pd (0–10 atom% Pd) alloys with a porous morphology has been proposed. The synthesis is based on reductive thermolysis of specially prepared single-source precursors. According to XRD data, the phase composition of the obtained alloys is represented by solid solutions based on a body-centered crystal lattice (bcc, Im-3 m) of iron. Samples of Fe–Pd alloys have a branched 3D microstructure formed by grains 0.5–1 µm in size interconnected by bridges. The effect of palladium concentration on the catalytic performance of the synthesized Fe–Pd alloys in the decomposition of saturated C2–C4 hydrocarbons to form carbon nanofibers (CNF) was explored. It was shown that Fe–Pd alloys exhibit a 10–40 times higher catalytic activity compared to pure iron. The carbon yield increases with increasing the palladium content. The produced nanomaterial, represented by carbon nanostructured fibers (CNFs) of 0.1–0.5 µm in diameter, has a low bulk density (40–60 g/L) and a high specific surface area (150–300 m2/g). The resulting metal–carbon material is prospective as a catalytic support, sorbent, or modifying additive in composite materials.

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Characterization of the samples was performed using the equipment of the Center of Collective Use “National Center of Catalysts Research” and the Krasnoyarsk Regional Center of the Collective Use. The authors are grateful to A.N. Serkova for the performed SEM studies, M.N. Volochaev for the TEM results, B.A. Kolesov for the Raman spectroscopy data, T.E. Guselnikova and N.F. Beizel for performing the analysis by the ICP-AES method.

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The work was financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project No. 21–13-00414, https://rscf.ru/project/21-13-00414/, NIIC SB RAS).

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    Sofya D. Afonnikova, Yury I. Bauman, Ilya V. Mishakov & Aleksey A. Vedyagin

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IVM, AAV and YVS: Conceptualization AAP, SDA, ADV, YIB, and PEP: methodology AAP, SDA, ADV, YIB, and PEP: investigation YIB, and PEP: resources AAP, SDA, ADV: writing—original draft preparation YVS, IVM, and AAV: writing—review and editing AAP, SDA, and ADV: visualization YVS, and IVM: supervision YVS: funding acquisition. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Popov, A.A., Afonnikova, S.D., Varygin, A.D. et al. Synthesis and catalytic activity of porous Fe–Pd alloys in the decomposition of C2–C4 hydrocarbons. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 137, 323–338 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-023-02549-y

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