The presented research is the seed of a vision for the development of a waste-for-product strategy. Following this concept, various synthetic solutions containing low concentrations of platinum group metals were used to model their recovery and to produce catalysts. This is also the first report that shows the method for synthesis of a pyramid-like structure deposited on activated carbon composed of Pd and Pt. This unique structure was obtained from a mixture of highly diluted aqueous solutions containing both metals and chloride ions. The presence of functional groups on the carbon surface and experimental conditions allowed for: the adsorption of metal complexes, their reduction to metal atoms and enabled further hierarchical growth of the metal layer on the carbon surface. During experiments, spherical palladium and platinum nanoparticles were obtained. The addition of chloride ions to the solution promoted the hierarchical growth and formation of palladium nanopyramids, which were enriched with platinum nanoparticles. The obtained materials were characterized using UV-Vis, Raman, IR spectroscopy, TGA, SEM/EDS, and XRD techniques. Moreover, Pd@ROY, Pt@ROY, and Pd-Pt@ROY were tested as possible electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions.

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