Controllable fabrication of a novel porous Ni-alginate hybrid material for hydrogenation

[Display omitted] •A novel porous Ni-alginate hybrid material was first prepared from 3D hydrogel.•Nickel can act as gelling agent and subsequently as catalytic sites after reduction.•The morphology and Ni particle size of the hybrid material can be tuned.•This hybrid material exhibited good activit...

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