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Palygorskite Supported AuPd Alloy Nanoparticles as Efficient Nano-Catalysts for the Reduction of Nitroarenes and Dyes at Room Temperature.

ABSTRACT: In this work, AuPd alloy palygorskite based Pal-NH?@AuPd nano-catalysts were prepared and used as catalysts for the reduction of nitroarenes and dyes at room temperature. The surface of palygorskite (Pal) was first modified with 3-aminpropyltriethoxysilane, and then covered with AuPd alloy nanoparticles through co-reduction of HAuCl? and K?PdCl?. The morphology and structures of the Pal-NH?@AuPd nano-catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The as-synthesized Pal-NH?@AuPd nano-catalysts displayed excellent catalytic performance in reducing 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and various other nitroaromatic compounds. Moreover, the catalytic activities of the Pal-NH?@AuPd nano-catalysts were adjustable via changing the atomic ratio of AuPd alloy nanoparticles, leading to the Pal-NH?@Au₄₈Pd₅₂ component as having the best atomic ratio. The Pal-NH?@Au₄₈Pd₅₂ continued to display good catalytic stability after being reused for several cycles and there were no obvious changes, either of the morphology or the particle size distribution of the nano-catalysts. Furthermore, these Pal-NH?@Au₄₈Pd₅₂ nano-catalysts also provided a convenient and accessible way for the degradation of dyes in artificial industrial wastewater.

SUBMITTER: Xu J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6315398 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Palygorskite Supported AuPd Alloy Nanoparticles as Efficient Nano-Catalysts for the Reduction of Nitroarenes and Dyes at Room Temperature.

Xu Jun J Guo Shengli S Jia Lei L Zhang Wensheng W

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) 20181203 12

In this work, AuPd alloy palygorskite based Pal-NH₂@AuPd nano-catalysts were prepared and used as catalysts for the reduction of nitroarenes and dyes at room temperature. The surface of palygorskite (Pal) was first modified with 3-aminpropyltriethoxysilane, and then covered with AuPd alloy nanoparticles through co-reduction of HAuCl₄ and K₂PdCl₄. The morphology and structures of the Pal-NH₂@AuPd nano-catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (E ...[more]

PMID: 30513941

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Palygorskite Supported AuPd Alloy Nanoparticles as Efficient Nano-Catalysts for the Reduction of Nitroarenes and Dyes at Room Temperature.

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Palygorskite Supported AuPd Alloy Nanoparticles as Efficient Nano-Catalysts for the Reduction of Nitroarenes and Dyes at Room Temperature.

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