Silver nanoparticles assembled on modified sepiolite nanofibers for enhanced catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol
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Abstract Acid-activated sepiolite nanofibers (ASep) were organically modified with (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) to produce the amino-functionalized nanofibers (NH2-ASep). Due to the amino groups, highly dispersed silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were assembled on the surface of NH2-ASep by a simple chemical reduction approach, and the AgNPs were smaller than those directly deposited onto ASep surface. The as-synthesized Ag/NH2-ASep nanofiber catalysts exhibited an excellent catalytic activity in the reduction process of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol with full conversion within 150 s in the presence of NaBH4 as the reductant. The results indicated that Ag/NH2-ASep nanofiber catalysts exhibited excellent catalytic activities because the highly dispersed of small-sized AgNPs were exposed on the surface of highly dispersed nanofibers with amino functional groups, allowing effective contact with the reactants and catalysis of the reaction. Moreover, the Ag/NH2-ASep nanofiber catalysts are stable and easy to use for the catalytic reaction due to their one-dimensional nanofiber structure with functional amino groups.
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OpenAlex topics: Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions · Graphene research and applications · Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
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