Facile synthesis of silver-deposited silanized magnetite nanoparticles and their application for catalytic reduction of nitrophenols
- Authors
- Shin, Kuan Soo; Cho, Young Kwan; Choi, Jeong-Yong; Kim, Kwan
- Issue Date
- 31-Jan-2012
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
- Keywords
- Fe3O4 particle; Silanization; Silver deposition; Catalytic reduction; Nitrophenol
- Citation
- APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL, v.413, pp.170 - 175
- Journal Title
- APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
- Volume
- 413
- Start Page
- 170
- End Page
- 175
- URI
- http://scholarworks.bwise.kr/ssu/handle/2018.sw.ssu/12511
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apcata.2011.11.006
- ISSN
- 0926-860X
- Abstract
- We have demonstrated a facile fabrication of silver-deposited silanized magnetite (Fe3O4/SiO2@Ag) beads, along with their catalytic performance in the reduction of nitrophenols. Initially, 283 +/- 40 nm sized spherical magnetite (Fe3O4) particles composed of similar to 13 nm superparamagnetic nanoparticles were synthesized, and then they were silanized following the modified Stober method. Silica-coated magnetic (Fe3O4/SiO2) nanoparticles are then resistant to oxidation and coagulation. In order to deposit silver onto them, Fe3O4/SiO2 nanoparticles were dispersed in a reaction mixture consisting of ethanolic AgNO3 and butylamine. With this simple and surfactant-free fabrication method, we can avoid any contamination that might make the Fe3O4/SiO2@Ag particles unsuitable for catalytic applications. The as-prepared Fe3O4/SiO2@Ag particles were accordingly used as solid phase catalysts for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) in the presence of sodium borohydride. The reduction of other nitrophenols such as 2-nitrophenol (2-NP) and 3-nitrophenol (3-NP) were also tested using the Fe3O4/SiO2@Ag nanoparticles as catalysts, and their rate of reduction has been found to follow the sequence, 4-NP>2-NP>3-NP. The Fe3O4/SiO2@Ag particles could be separated from the product using an external magnet and be recycled a number of times after the quantitative reduction of nitrophenols. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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