@article{scholars8433,
             doi = {10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.062},
          volume = {102},
           title = {Novel combination of zero-valent Cu and Ag nanoparticles @ cellulose acetate nanocomposite for the reduction of 4-nitro phenol},
           pages = {868--877},
            note = {cited By 109},
       publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
            year = {2017},
         journal = {International Journal of Biological Macromolecules},
        keywords = {4 aminophenol; 4 nitrophenol; cellulose acetate; copper nanoparticle; copper oxide nanoparticle; nanocomposite; silver nanoparticle; sodium borohydride; 4-nitrophenol; borane derivative; cellulose; cellulose acetate; copper; metal nanoparticle; nanocomposite; nitrophenol; silver, Article; catalysis; catalytic efficiency; reduction (chemistry); analogs and derivatives; chemistry; oxidation reduction reaction, Borohydrides; Cellulose; Copper; Metal Nanoparticles; Nanocomposites; Nitrophenols; Oxidation-Reduction; Silver},
          author = {Khan, F. U. and Asimullah, {} and Khan, S. B. and Kamal, T. and Asiri, A. M. and Khan, I. U. and Akhtar, K.},
            issn = {01418130},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85018953172&doi=10.1016\%2fj.ijbiomac.2017.04.062&partnerID=40&md5=59e3adb8dce6da1cba98be5b1d59294c},
        abstract = {A very simple and low-cost procedure has been adopted to synthesize efficient copper (Cu), silver (Ag) and copper-silver (Cu-Ag) mixed nanoparticles on the surface of pure cellulose acetate (CA) and cellulose acetate-copper oxide nanocomposite (CA-CuO). All nanoparticles loaded onto CA and CA-CuO presented excellent catalytic ability, but Cu-Ag nanoparticles loaded onto CA-CuO (Cu0-Ag0/CA-CuO) exhibited outstanding catalytic efficiency to convert 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) into 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in the presence of NaBH4. Additionally, the Cu0-Ag0/CA-CuO can be easily recovered by removing the sheet from the reaction media, and can be recycled several times, maintaining high catalytic ability for four cycles. {\^A}{\copyright} 2017 Elsevier B.V.}
}