多金核二氧化铈空心球用于硝基苯酚催化加氢

催化剂的微观结构在催化还原反应、有机物氧化反应及有机物转化反应中起着关键作用。本文利用无模板方法合成了多金核中空二氧化铈微球催化剂。将制备好的二氧化铈中空微球浸渍到一定浓度的氯金酸溶液中，然后多次洗涤除去表面吸附的氯金酸离子，最后通过硼氢化钠还原制成中空氧化铈微球包覆的多金核的核壳结构催化剂。将该核壳结构材料用于硝基苯酚加氢反应与金纳米粒子及氧化铈微球相比，多金核中空二氧化铈核壳结构表现出优越的活性和稳定性。通过这种浸渍洗涤再还原的简单方法合成的多金核二氧化铈催化剂有望应用于生物医药和能源环境等领域。

Multiple Au cores in CeO2 hollow spheres for the superior catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol

In many catalytic systems the structure of the catalyst plays a crucial role in the reaction especially for catalytic reduction, organic pollutant oxidation and other organic transformations. Herein, we report a template‐free approach to the synthesis of multiple Au cores in CeO2 hollow spheres (MACCHS). This material was fabricated by impregnating CeO2 hollow spheres with a HAuCl4 aque‐ous solution. NaBH4 was then used to reduce HAuCl4 to Au nanoparticles to form multiple Au cores in the CeO2 hollow spheres. We used MACCHS as a catalyst for p‐nitrophenol reduction and achieved excellent activity. The catalyst showed enhanced stability toward p‐nitrophenol reduction compared with bare Au nanoparticles and CeO2 hollow spheres. This simple method to achieve multi‐core‐in‐shell hollow structures will likely have applications in various biological, medical and energy related fields.