Noble metal (Pt, Au@Pd) nanoparticles supported on metal organic framework (MOF-74) nanoshuttles as high-selectivity CO2 conversion catalysts

The Zn-based metal-organic framework (MOF) catalysts MOF-74, [email protected]@MOF-74, Pt/MOF-74, and Pt/[email protected]@MOF-74, were assembled. Core-shell [email protected], in which Au nanoparticles (NPs) serve as the core for the epitaxial growth of Pd shells, was encapsulated into MOF-74 nanoshuttles to control the MOF-74 morphology and impart NP functionality. Pt NPs were loaded onto the MOF-74 surface. Pt/MOF-74 catalyzed CO2 conversion at 99.7% CO selectivity in the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction, and [email protected]@MOF-74 photocatalyzed CO2 with 100% CO selectivity. Importantly, the catalyst Pt/[email protected]@MOF-74, not only catalyzed the conversion of CO2 to CO in RWGS with 99.6% selectivity, but also photocatalyzed CO2 to CH4 at low concentration (800 ppm).