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Uniformly dispersed Pd nanoparticles on certain supports exhibit exceptional catalytic performance toward various environmental applications. In this work, ultrafine Pd nanoparticles anchored on CeO2 nanorods were synthesized via an absorption-in situ reduction method. The activity of the CeO2/Pd nanocomposites was systematically investigated toward reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and organic dyes including methyl blue, rhodamine B, methyl orange, and Congo red. The results indicated that the CeO2/Pd nanocomposites with different weight ratios of Pd nanoparticles (10.23 wt%, 11.01 wt%, and 14.27 wt%) can almost completely reduce 4-NP with a rate constant of 3.31×10−1, 3.22×10−1, and 2.23×10−1 min−1. Besides, the 10.23 wt% CeO2/Pd nanocomposites exhibit remarkable enhanced catalytic activity toward reduction of organic dyes. The catalysts display ideal stability after being used for three times for the reduction of 4-NP. We believe that our strategy demonstrated here offers insights into the design and fabrication of novel Pd-based nanocomposites for various heterogeneous catalysis applications.
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This study received financial support from the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2020A1515110718) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NO. 22106020 and NO.31901750).
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Wang, ., Dai, G., Yang, H. et al. Highly efficient catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol and organic dyes by ultrafine palladium nanoparticles anchored on CeO2 nanorods. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 8242–8252 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16276-1
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