Pd nanocubes supported on SiW12 @Co-ZIF Nanosheets for High-efficiency rupture of ether bonds in model and actual lignin

Abstract

A rational design of the intrinsic lattice structure of catalysts is vitally important to address catalytic performance. Herein is reported a top-down synthesis for the fabrication of a bifunctional metallic catalyst. First, palladium nanocubes with (100) lattices planes were synthesized through a shape-control strategy; next, the as-synthesized Pd/Co-ZIF was used as a template for in-situ phase reconstruction by a spontaneous phase transformation process in the presence of H4SiW under solvothermal conditions. Ultimately, formation of 3D hierarchical flower-like bimetallic nitride nanosheets (SiW12 @Pd/Co-ZIF-NS) were generated because of this process. The SiW12 @Pd/Co-ZIF-NS catalyst not only displays excellent catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis for C-O bond cleavage of lignin dimeric substrates, but also maintains superior recycling durability due to an encapsulation phenomenon preventing aggregation. Finally, the resulting nanocomposites exhibit superior activity and good size selectivity toward catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis of the actual lignin substrates to produce a significant amount of low-molecular-weight aromatic compounds.