Easy conversion of nitrogen‐rich silk cocoon biomass to magnetic nitrogen‐doped carbon nanomaterial for supporting of Palladium and its application

Abstract

In this study, magnetic nitrogen‐doped carbon (MNC) was fabricated through facile carbonization and activation of natural silk cocoons containing nitrogen and then combined with Fe3O4 nanoparticles to create a good support material for palladium. Palladium immobilization on the support resulted in the formation of magnetic nitrogen‐doped carbon‐Pd (MNC‐Pd). The prepared heterogeneous catalyst was well characterized using FT‐IR, TGA, EDX, FE‐SEM, XRD, VSM, and ICP‐OES techniques. Thereafter, the synthesis of biaryl compounds was conducted to investigate the catalyst performance via the reaction of aryl halides and phenylboronic acid. Further, the catalyst could be used and recycled for six consecutive runs without any significant loss in its activity.