Biogenic production of palladium nanocrystals using microalgae and their immobilization on chitosan nanofibers for catalytic applications

Eroglu, E. and Chen, X. and Bradshaw, M. and Agarwal, V. and Zou, J. and Stewart, S. and Duan, X. et al. 2013. Biogenic production of palladium nanocrystals using microalgae and their immobilization on chitosan nanofibers for catalytic applications. RSC Advances. 3 (4): pp. 1009-1012.

Source Title

RSC Advances

DOI

10.1039/c2ra22402j

School

Department of Chemical Engineering

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20907

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Spherical palladium nanocrystals were generated from aqueous Na <inf>2</inf>[PdCl<inf>4</inf>] via photosynthetic reactions within green microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris). Electrospun chitosan mats were effective for immobilizing these biogenic nanocrystals, as a material for recycling as a catalyst for the Mizoroki-Heck cross-coupling reaction. This photosynthetically-driven metal transformation system can serve as a good candidate for an environmentally-friendly method for the synthesis of metal nanocatalysts. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013.