Issue 70, 2016, Issue in Progress

The preparation of a recyclable catalyst of silver nanoparticles dispersed in a mesoporous silica nanofiber matrix

Abstract

A recyclable catalyst of sliver nanoparticles well dispersed in mesoporous silica was successfully synthesized via a straight-forward strategy combining an electrospinning technique with post-calcination. The resulting mats containing silver nanoparticles 10 ± 4 nm in size well dispersed in mesoporous silica fibers of 380 ± 80 nm diameter presented surface plasma resonance of silver nanoparticles at 420 nm. The catalytic behavior of the nanofibers on the reduction of methylene blue and Congo red by NaBH4 was tracked and showed that the silver nanoparticles immobilized on the silica nanofiber matrix possessed excellent catalytic properties, which may hold great promise in effective and eco-friendly waste water treatment.

Graphical abstract: The preparation of a recyclable catalyst of silver nanoparticles dispersed in a mesoporous silica nanofiber matrix

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Apr 2016
Accepted
30 Jun 2016
First published
04 Jul 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 65613-65618

The preparation of a recyclable catalyst of silver nanoparticles dispersed in a mesoporous silica nanofiber matrix

D. Li, M. Dong, F. Besenbacher, Y. Huang and M. Chen, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 65613 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA10867A

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