%0 Journal Article
%@ 01418130
%A Khan, F.U.
%A Asimullah
%A Khan, S.B.
%A Kamal, T.
%A Asiri, A.M.
%A Khan, I.U.
%A Akhtar, K.
%D 2017
%F scholars:8433
%I Elsevier B.V.
%J International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
%K 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
%P 868-877
%R 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.062
%T Novel combination of zero-valent Cu and Ag nanoparticles @ cellulose acetate nanocomposite for the reduction of 4-nitro phenol
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/8433/
%V 102
%X 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. © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
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