Bimetallic alloy nanocrystals encapsulated in ZIF-8 for synergistic catalysis of ethylene oxidative degradation

Highly dispersed PtPd alloy nanocrystals (NCs) were firstly successfully encapsulated in microporous zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-8 (PtPd@ZIF-8) with tunable compositions by a “bottle around ship” approach. The PtPd@ZIF-8 catalyst showed excellent synergistic photocatalytic activity in the transformation of the adsorbed ethylene into CO2 and H2O at room temperature.