New sustainable and robust catalytic supports for palladium nanoparticles generated from chitosan/cellulose film and corn stem biochar

The production of sustainable catalytic supports for palladium nanoparticles is always desired, even more so through the recovery of biomass residues. In this sense, two different solids were investigated - chitosan/cellulose film and corn stem biochar - as catalytic supports of palladium nanoparticles. The solids were carefully characterized and tested in the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction, a typical cross-coupling reaction. The developed catalytic systems proved to be efficient and sustainable, promoted the formation of target products very well, and demanded green reactants under environmentally appropriate conditions. With the results shown in the manuscript, it is expected to contribute to the valorization of biomass and agro-industrial residues in the development of new catalysts for the chemical industry.

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The production of sustainable catalytic supports for palladium nanoparticles using biomass residues as raw materials was investigated. Two different solids, chitosan/cellulose film and corn stem biochar, were tested as catalytic supports for palladium nanoparticles in the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction. The developed catalytic systems proved to be efficient and sustainable, promoting the formation of target products and utilizing green reactants under environmentally appropriate conditions. The results presented in the manuscript are expected to contribute to the valorization of biomass and agro-industrial residues in the development of new catalysts for the chemical industry.