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Semihydrogenation of trace acetylene in an ethylene gas stream is a vital step for the industrial production of polyethylene, in which Pd single-site catalysts (SSCs) have great potential. Herein, two Pd SSCs with different coordination structures are prepared on hierarchical nitrogen-doped carbon nanocages (hNCNC) by regulating the nitrogen species with or without using dicyandiamide. With using dicyandiamide, the obtained Pd1-Ndicy/hNCNC SSC features the coordinated Pd by two pyridinic N and two pyrrolic N (
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