Superparamagnetic POT/Fe3O4 nanoparticle composites with supported Au nanoparticles as recyclable high-performance nanocatalysts |
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Authors: | Jun Sun Lin Chen |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, PR China |
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Abstract: | A novel method has been developed to successfully synthesize Fe3O4 nanoparticles with tunable size and morphology supported on shells of poly(o-Toluidine)(POT) hollow microspheres. The as-prepared POT/Fe3O4 nanoparticle composites can be used as novel and magnetic-responsive catalyst supports to produce highly efficient and recyclable noble metal catalysts. The size of Fe3O4 nanoparticles supported on shells of POT hollow microspheres can be tuned from 4 to 12 nm by changing the concentration of Fe ions. The roles of the doping acid of POT and Zeta potentials of Fe3O4 nanoparticles and POT in the formation of the POT/Fe3O4 nanoparticle composites were discussed. Furthermore, gold nanoparticles that were supported on the as-synthesized POT/Fe3O4 nanoparticle composites have been achieved by utilizing the reactivity of POT towards Au ions. The size of gold nanoparticles can be tuned by altering the concentration of HAuCl4. Finally, the catalytic activity of the obtained POT/Fe3O4/Au composites for 4-nitrophenol (4NP) reduction is investigated. The results demonstrate that such magnetic-responsive polymer-supported gold nanoparticles can be easily recovered and reused five times still remains high catalytic performance, which indicate their potential applications in the field of catalysis. |
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Keywords: | Polyaniline Au nanoparticles Nanocatalyst |
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