Abstract:
Single-atom palladium (Pd
1)-supported on nitrogen-doped carbon material (CN) catalyst (Pd
1/CN) is prepared through high-temperature pyrolysis of metal-organic framework as precusor and Pd
1 as the active sites. The structure and morphology of Pd
1/CN catalysts are characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Raman spectroscopy(Raman), and their catalytic hydrogen production behavior is evaluated at room temperature. The results show that the hydrogen production performance of Pd
1/CN catalyst is significantly higher than that of conventional Pd nanoparticles (NPs) and Pd/CN supported Pd nanoparticles. The effects of reaction conditions on the hydrogen production are explored, which show that under the optimal concentration of NaOH (1 mol/L) and HCHO (0.6 mol/L), superior hydrogen production of 54.5 mL within 30 min and excellent cycle stability could be achieved.