Microorganism-mediated, hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride （CTAC）-directed （MCD） method was employed in this work to synthesize Pd nanoflowers （PdNFs）. Proper Pichia postoris cells （PPCs） dosage, ascorbic acid （AA）, Pd（N03）2 and CrAC concentrations were essential for the growth of the PdNFs. The size of the as- synthesized PdNFs could be tuned by adjusting the amount of Pal（N03）2 solution and dosage of PPCs used. Characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to verify the nature of the PdNFs. Finally the PdNF/PPC nanocomposites were immobilized onto TiO2 supports to obtain bio-PdNF/Ti02 catalysts which showed excellent catalytic activity for CO oxidation, obtaining 100%; conversion at 100 ℃ and remaining stable over a period of 52 h of reaction time. @ 2015 The Chemical Industry and Engineering Sodety of China, and Chemical Industry Press. All rights reserved.
Tareque Odoom-WubahMingming DuWilliams Brown OseiDaohua SunJiale HuangQingbiao Li
