JOURNAL ARTICLE

Synthesis of Ni@MWCNTs Magnetic Nanocatalysts and their Catalytic Activity towards 4-Nitrophenol Reduction

Ming Mei ZhangQian SunJi Min Xie

Year: 2012 Journal:   Advanced materials research Vol: 531 Pages: 358-361   Publisher: Trans Tech Publications

Abstract

A well-dispersed Ni nanoparticles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Ni@MWCNTs) was prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method using a vacuum quartz tube furnace at the temperature of 600°C. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were performed to characterize the synthesized catalyst. It shows an unfirom dispersion of Ni nanoparticles on MWCNTs with the average particle size of 8.6 nm. The as synthesized catalyst was applied in a redox reaction of 4-nitrophenol, which showed very high catalytic activity, stability and well conversion. The catalyst can be easily separated due to the magnetical performance

Keywords:
Nanomaterial-based catalyst Catalysis Materials science Scanning electron microscope Carbon nanotube Nanoparticle Transmission electron microscopy Chemical engineering Chemical vapor deposition Selective catalytic reduction Dispersion (optics) Particle size 4-Nitrophenol Tube furnace Nanotechnology Chemistry Composite material Organic chemistry

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Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Organic Chemistry
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Physical Sciences →  Energy →  Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry

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