Palladium Copper Single-Atom Alloy Catalyst for Nitrate Reduction
OwnerYimin WU, Cheng DU +1inventors
InventorsYimin WU, Cheng DU, Siyan LU
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Abstract
A palladium copper (PdCu) single-atom alloy (SAA) catalyst for nitrate reduction, as well as a method of nitrate reduction using the same, are provided. The PdCu SAA catalyst comprises a Cu substrate and at least one isolated Pd atom dispersed in a surface of the Cu substrate. The method of nitrate reduction comprises contacting the PdCu SAA catalyst with a nitrate source to selectively produce ammonia. The nitrate source can be waste water.
Claims16
A palladium copper (PdCu) single-atom alloy (SAA) catalyst for nitrate reduction, comprising a Cu substrate and at least one isolated Pd atom dispersed in a surface of the Cu substrate.
A method of nitrate reduction in a nitrate source, the method comprising:
- contacting a PdCu SAA catalyst comprising at least one isolated Pd atom dispersed in a surface of a Cu substrate with the nitrate source;
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- reducing nitrate in the nitrate source to produce NH3 in the presence of the PdCu SAA catalyst.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.