Pd confined in grass-like graphene layers on monolithic cordierite as the catalyst for hydrogenation of 4-carboxybenzaldehyde

Pd nanoparticles were confined in grass-like graphene layers on monolithic cordierite by using nh2-ion liquid c(7)h(14)cln(3)functionalized graphene sheets. these were used as the catalyst for the hydrogenation of 4-carboxybenzaldehyde. the catalyst exhibited high stability compared to pd/activated carbon catalyst due to the inhibition of pd leaching and aggregation. (c) 2015, dalian institute of chemical physics, chinese academy of sciences. published by elsevier b.v. all rights reserved.