Table 1 Comparison of catalytic activities of the Pd nanoparticle and the nanocomposites of Pd with graphene and RGO in p-nitrophenol hydrogenation reaction using NaBH4 as reducing agent.

From: Facile synthesis of pristine graphene-palladium nanocomposites with extraordinary catalytic activities using swollen liquid crystals

S.No.

Catalyst

Rate constant (k)/s−1

k/k(Pd0.001M)

Efficiency of metal/s−1

1

GPd0.001M

0.133

16.6

1490.3

2

RGPd0.001M

0.059

7.4

1071.5

3

GPd0.01M

0.015

1.9

773.7

4

Pd0.001M

0.008

1

432.8

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