Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors

Multifunctional nanoreactors are assembled using hollow graphitized carbon nanofibers (GNFs) combined with nanocatalysts (Pd or Pt) and magnetic nanoparticles. The latter are introduced in the form of carbon‐coated cobalt nanomagnets (Co@Cn) adsorbed on GNF, or formed directly on GNF from ferrocene...

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Main Authors: Aygün, Mehtap, Chamberlain, Thomas W., Gimenez-Lopez, Maria del Carmen, Khlobystov, Andrei N.
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author Aygün, Mehtap
Chamberlain, Thomas W.
Gimenez-Lopez, Maria del Carmen
Khlobystov, Andrei N.
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Gimenez-Lopez, Maria del Carmen
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description Multifunctional nanoreactors are assembled using hollow graphitized carbon nanofibers (GNFs) combined with nanocatalysts (Pd or Pt) and magnetic nanoparticles. The latter are introduced in the form of carbon‐coated cobalt nanomagnets (Co@Cn) adsorbed on GNF, or formed directly on GNF from ferrocene yielding carbon‐coated iron nanomagnets (Fe@Cn). High‐resolution transmission electron microscopy demonstrates that Co@Cn and Fe@Cn are attached effectively to the GNFs, and the loading of nanomagnets required for separation of the nanoreactors from the solution with an external magnetic field is determined using UV–vis spectroscopy. Magnetically functionalized GNFs combined with palladium or platinum nanoparticles result in catalytically active magnetically separable nanoreactors. Applied to the reduction of nitrobenzene the multifunctional nanoreactors demonstrate high activity and excellent durability, while their magnetic recovery enables significant improvement in the reuse of the nanocatalyst over five reaction cycles (catalyst loss < 0.5 wt%) as compared to the catalyst recovery by filtration (catalyst loss)
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spelling nottingham-537152019-07-11T04:30:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53715/ Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors Aygün, Mehtap Chamberlain, Thomas W. Gimenez-Lopez, Maria del Carmen Khlobystov, Andrei N. Multifunctional nanoreactors are assembled using hollow graphitized carbon nanofibers (GNFs) combined with nanocatalysts (Pd or Pt) and magnetic nanoparticles. The latter are introduced in the form of carbon‐coated cobalt nanomagnets (Co@Cn) adsorbed on GNF, or formed directly on GNF from ferrocene yielding carbon‐coated iron nanomagnets (Fe@Cn). High‐resolution transmission electron microscopy demonstrates that Co@Cn and Fe@Cn are attached effectively to the GNFs, and the loading of nanomagnets required for separation of the nanoreactors from the solution with an external magnetic field is determined using UV–vis spectroscopy. Magnetically functionalized GNFs combined with palladium or platinum nanoparticles result in catalytically active magnetically separable nanoreactors. Applied to the reduction of nitrobenzene the multifunctional nanoreactors demonstrate high activity and excellent durability, while their magnetic recovery enables significant improvement in the reuse of the nanocatalyst over five reaction cycles (catalyst loss < 0.5 wt%) as compared to the catalyst recovery by filtration (catalyst loss) Wiley 2018-08-22 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53715/1/Adv%20Func%20Mater%202018%20final.pdf Aygün, Mehtap, Chamberlain, Thomas W., Gimenez-Lopez, Maria del Carmen and Khlobystov, Andrei N. (2018) Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors. Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (34). 1802869/1-1802869/15. ISSN 1616-3028 Electrochemistry; Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Biomaterials https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.201802869 doi:10.1002/adfm.201802869 doi:10.1002/adfm.201802869
spellingShingle Electrochemistry; Electronic
Optical and Magnetic Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Biomaterials
Aygün, Mehtap
Chamberlain, Thomas W.
Gimenez-Lopez, Maria del Carmen
Khlobystov, Andrei N.
Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors
title Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors
title_full Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors
title_fullStr Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors
title_full_unstemmed Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors
title_short Magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors
title_sort magnetically recyclable catalytic carbon nanoreactors
topic Electrochemistry; Electronic
Optical and Magnetic Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Biomaterials
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