Activation strategies for rice husk biochar: enhancing porosity and performance as a support for Pd catalysts in hydrogenation reactions
Different activation methods were applied to rice husk biochar from slow pyrolysis for use as sustainable catalyst support. Results show activation method greatly affects performance, with KOH activation yielding especially strong results.
Authors
- Lilia Longo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3388-9649)
- Alessandro Di Michele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0357-2608)
- Michela Signoretto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0051-2968)
- Federica Menegazzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8023-6379)
- Carla Bittencourt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3330-6693)
- Davide Baldassin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7366-7332)
Institutions
- University of Mons (BE)
- Ca' Foscari University of Venice (IT)
- University of Perugia (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Catalysis Science & Technology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cy00242g
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.62
Funders
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca