Boosted photothermal hydrogenation of acetylene on an efficient Au–Fe alloy catalyst

Abstract

A chloroform-assisted method has been developed to prepare Au–Fe alloy catalysts under mild conditions, and they exhibit an excellent activity in the photothermal hydrogenation of acetylene. This research has creative value for the development of efficient heterogeneous catalysts in the photothermal catalysis field, which promotes industrial hydrogenation reactions.