title: Synergistic catalysis of metal-organic framework-immobilized Au-Pd nanoparticles in dehydrogenation of formic acid for chemical hydrogen storage.
abstract: Bimetallic Au-Pd nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully immobilized in the metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) MIL-101 and ethylenediamine (ED)-grafted MIL-101 (ED-MIL-101) using a simple liquid impregnation method. The resulting composites, Au-Pd/MIL-101 and Au-Pd/ED-MIL-101, represent the first highly active MOF-immobilized metal catalysts for the complete conversion of formic acid to high-quality hydrogen at a convenient temperature for chemical hydrogen storage. Au-Pd NPs with strong bimetallic synergistic effects have a much higher catalytic activity and a higher tolerance with respect to CO poisoning than monometallic Au and Pd counterparts.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Ikeda, Osaka 563-8577, Japan.
authors.forename: Xiaojun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Zhang-Hui
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Hai-Long
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akita
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xu