Dechlorination of Environmental Contaminants Using a Hybrid Nanocatalyst: Palladium Nanoparticles Supported on Hierarchical Carbon Nanostructures

Table 2

Values of rate constants for reduction and half-life of CT (𝑘_obs, 𝑡_0.5) with Pd hybrid catalyst and varying hydrogen gas concentrations, [pH₂].

S. no.	Type of support	H2 gas [pH2] atm	CT transformation rates
			𝑘obs (Hr^−1)	𝑡0.5 (Hr)
1	Pd/Foam	0.5	0.101	6.86
		0.05	0.109	6.35
		0	0.003	231.0
2	Pd/CNT/Foam	0.5	0.404	1.71
		0.05	0.376	1.84
		0	0.015	46.2