Facile γ-ray irradiation synthesis of Pt/GA nanocomposite for catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol

Green Energy & Environment

Chao Li¹  Jing Xu²  Xingkun Yang²  Zhang Zhang²  Xianfu Liu²  Yu Zhang³ 

[1] College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, China;College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, China;Corresponding authors.;

关键词: γ-ray irradiation;    Platinum;    Graphene aerogel;    Catalytic reduction;    4-nitrophenol;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Up to now, facile and pollution-free routes for catalyst preparation are in high demand. In this study, a green and cost-effective strategy was successfully developed to construct platinum/graphene aerogel (Pt/GA) nanocomposites by the co-reduction of graphene oxides (GO) and chloroplatinic acid (H2PtCl6·6H2O) with the assists of γ-ray irradiation in the absence of any other reductants. Characterization studies indicated that the energy of γ-ray irradiation and the hole scavenger isopropanol (IPA) played a vital role in forming small Pt nanoparticles with uniform size of ∼3 nm on the surface of graphene aerogel (GA). Furthermore, Pt/GA synthesized with a mass ratio of 2:1 (Pt/GA-2) exhibited a lowest activation energy value and outstanding catalytic properties for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). The excellent catalytic and cycling performance suggest that Pt/GA-2 catalyst has a promising prospect for the reduction of nitroaromatic compounds in wastewater treatment and other industrial applications.

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