Functionalized MOFs for Subnanometric Control of Pd Speciation for Selective Hydrogenation of Butadiene
Donato Decarolis, Sahra Ahmed, James King, Alin-Marin Elena, Linda Zhang, Jeff Armstrong, Ines Lezcano-Gonzalez, Mohsen Danaie, Michael Hirscher, Simone Meloni, Andrew M. Beale, Petra Á. Szilágyi · 2026
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Description
Donato Decarolis and a large team show, in a 2026 catalysis study, how a sponge-like metal-organic framework can freeze palladium particles in their pure metal state. Palladium normally soaks up hydrogen and changes phase during reactions, muddying which form does the work.
Trapped inside the pores of NH2-UiO-66, clusters under one nanometer wide held only surface hydrogen under reaction conditions, never shifting phase. Live X-ray probing during the reaction plus simulations backed the claim. In a test reaction turning butadiene into butenes, the locked-metal catalyst stayed active, chose the wanted product more often, and overcooked less to butane than standard catalysts. Tiny size control, the team argues, can settle long phase debates.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Donato Decarolis, Sahra Ahmed, James King, Alin-Marin Elena, Linda Zhang, Jeff Armstrong, Ines Lezcano-Gonzalez, Mohsen Danaie, Michael Hirscher, Simone Meloni, Andrew M. Beale, Petra Á. Szilágyi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43843 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |