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

Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2016
Sprache
English
Author(s)
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
Journal
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.