Pyrite nanoparticles: An Earth-abundant mineral catalyst for activation of molecular hydrogen and hydrogenation of nitroaromatics

Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Publikationsdatum
2016
Sprache
English
Author
Ma, Ben 
Tong, Xili 
Guo, Congxiu 
Guo, Xiaoning 
Guo, Xiangyun 
Keil, Frerich 
Institut
Chemische Reaktionstechnik V-2 
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/5929
Enthalten in
RSC Advances 
Volume
6
Issue
60
Start Page
55220
End Page
55224
Citation
RSC Advances 60 (6): 55220-55224 (2016)
Publisher DOI
10.1039/c6ra10785k
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84974587949
Pyrite (FeS2) nanoparticles, a kind of Earth-abundant mineral, can efficiently activate molecular hydrogen under mild conditions. At ambient pressure, H2 can be dissociatively adsorbed by FeS2 nanoparticles, react with nitrobenzene, and selectively produce aniline. The catalytic activity for hydrogenation of nitrobenzene is comparable to most non-precious metal catalysts.