Magnetic Silver Nanoparticles Stabilized by Superhydrophilic Polymer Brushes with Exceptional Kinetics and Catalysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Synthesis of PAAgCHI Polymer Brushes and PAAgCHI/Fe3O4
2.4. Synthesis of PAAgCHI/Fe3O4/Ag (H, L) Catalysts
2.5. Catalytic Activity of PAAgCHI/Fe3O4/Ag (H, L) Catalysts
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization
3.2. Applications of Magnetic Nanocomposites in Heterogeneous Catalysis
3.2.1. Catalytic Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol Using PAAgCHI/Fe3O4/Ag (H, L)
3.2.2. Catalytic Reduction of Methyl Orange Using PAAgCHI/Fe3O4/Ag (H, L)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Total Weight Loss (%) | Calculated Weight % of Silver |
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PAAgCHI/Fe3O4 | 9.73 | 0.0 |
PAAgCHI/Fe3O4/Ag (L) | 8.93 | 0.8 |
PAAgCHI/Fe3O4/Ag (H) | 8.31 | 1.4 |
Sample | Catalytic Activity ka (min−1 g−1) | Reference |
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PAAgCHI/Fe3O4/Ag (H) | 96 | This work |
PAAgCHI/Fe3O4/Ag (L) | 66 | This work |
Fe3O4@SiO2-Ag | 0.46 | Chi et al. [41] |
SiO2@AgNPs | 14.9 | Wang et al. [42] |
Ag@egg shell membrane | 0.41 | Liang et al. [43] |
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Dolatkhah, A.; Dewani, C.; Kazem-Rostami, M.; Wilson, L.D. Magnetic Silver Nanoparticles Stabilized by Superhydrophilic Polymer Brushes with Exceptional Kinetics and Catalysis. Polymers 2024, 16, 2500. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172500
Dolatkhah A, Dewani C, Kazem-Rostami M, Wilson LD. Magnetic Silver Nanoparticles Stabilized by Superhydrophilic Polymer Brushes with Exceptional Kinetics and Catalysis. Polymers. 2024; 16(17):2500. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172500
Chicago/Turabian StyleDolatkhah, Asghar, Chandni Dewani, Masoud Kazem-Rostami, and Lee D. Wilson. 2024. "Magnetic Silver Nanoparticles Stabilized by Superhydrophilic Polymer Brushes with Exceptional Kinetics and Catalysis" Polymers 16, no. 17: 2500. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172500