@article{a62794223fc24cb29957e8d07ca01e19,
title = "Pd3Pb Nanosponges for Selective Conversion of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol under Mild Condition",
abstract = "Alloy structures with high catalytic surface areas and tunable surface energies can lead to high catalytic selectivity and activities. Herein, the synthesis of sponge-like Pd3Pb multiframes (Pd3Pb MFs) is reported by using the thermodynamically driven phase segregation, which exhibit high selectivity (93%) for the conversion of furfural to furfuryl alcohol (FOL) under mild conditions. The excellent catalytic performance of the Pd3Pb MF catalysts is attributed to the high surface area and optimized surface energy of the catalyst, which is associated with the introduction of Pb to Pd. Density functional theory calculations show that the binding energy of FOL to the surface energy-tuned Pd3Pb MF is sufficiently lowered to prevent side reactions such as over-hydrogenation of FOL.",
keywords = "bimetallic alloys, furfural, hydrogenation, nanoframes, palladium",
author = "Minki Jun and Heesu Yang and Dongyong Kim and Bang, {Gi Joo} and Minah Kim and Haneul Jin and Taehyun Kwon and Hionsuck Baik and Sohn, {Jeong Hun} and Yousung Jung and Heejin Kim and Kwangyeol Lee",
note = "Funding Information: M.J., H.Y., and D.K. contributed equally to this work. This work was supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea (Grant Nos. NRF-2019R1A6A1A11044070, 2020R1A2B5B03002475, 2020R1C1C1014408, and NRF-2020M3E6A1044370) and Korea University Future Research Grant (KU-FRG). The authors also thank KBSI Seoul Center and Busan Center for using their HRTEM and XPS instruments, respectively. Y.J. acknowledges the generous supercomputing time from KISTI. The authors thank Dr. Dong Won Kang and Prof. Chang Seop Hong from Korea University for their assistance in the BET surface area measurements and Ms. Hyunjoo Kim from Chungnam National University to assist in catalyst evaluation. Funding Information: M.J., H.Y., and D.K. contributed equally to this work. This work was supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea (Grant Nos. NRF‐2019R1A6A1A11044070, 2020R1A2B5B03002475, 2020R1C1C1014408, and NRF‐2020M3E6A1044370) and Korea University Future Research Grant (KU‐FRG). The authors also thank KBSI Seoul Center and Busan Center for using their HRTEM and XPS instruments, respectively. Y.J. acknowledges the generous supercomputing time from KISTI. The authors thank Dr. Dong Won Kang and Prof. Chang Seop Hong from Korea University for their assistance in the BET surface area measurements and Ms. Hyunjoo Kim from Chungnam National University to assist in catalyst evaluation. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH",
year = "2021",
month = jul,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1002/smtd.202100400",
language = "English",
volume = "5",
journal = "Small Methods",
issn = "2366-9608",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Ltd",
number = "7",
}