“…9−14 For example, in the work of Onyestyak and co-workers, 12 Pd nanoparticles supported on hydrotalcite were prepared through the impregnation method and reduced with H 2 at 623 K. However, this approach often suffers from aggregation and an inhomogeneity in the distribution of metallic nanoparticles, and difficulties in removing of surfactants as well, leading to loss of monodispersity and catalytic activity. Alternatively, chemical reduction agents, for instance, borohydride, 15−17 hydrazine hydrate, 18,19 hexamethylenetetramine, 20,21 soluble starch, 22 and cyclohexene, were also involved in the synthesis process. 23 Accordingly, other chemical reagents, such as NaOH, was necessary or the temperature was higher than 353 K. For example, as reported by He, 16 Pd 2+ ions supported on Mg 2 Al–LDH were reduced by NaBH 4 as follows: first, NaOH was added into the aqueous solution containing LDH until the pH value reached 10; second, Na 2 PdCl 4 was added, and the pH value of the solution was kept at 10 by adding more NaOH; third, NaBH 4 was added starting the reduction.…”