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Zhang Q, Wu M, Fang Y, Deng C, Shen HH, Tang Y, Wang Y. One-Pot Synthesis of Ultra-Small Pt Nanoparticles-Loaded Nitrogen-Doped Mesoporous Carbon Nanotube for Efficient Catalytic Reaction. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2633. [PMID: 37836274 PMCID: PMC10574567 DOI: 10.3390/nano13192633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
Abstract
In this study, Pt nanoparticles-loaded nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon nanotube (Pt/NMCT) was successfully synthesized through a polydopamine-mediated "one-pot" co-deposition strategy. The Pt source was introduced during the co-deposition of polydopamine and silica on the surface of SiO2 nanowire (SiO2 NW), and Pt atoms were fixed in the skeleton by the chelation of polydopamine. Thus, in the subsequent calcination process in nitrogen atmosphere, the growth and agglomeration of Pt nanoparticles were effectively restricted, achieving the in situ loading of uniformly dispersed, ultra-small (~2 nm) Pt nanoparticles. The method is mild, convenient, and does not require additional surfactants, reducing agents, or stabilizers. At the same time, the use of the dual silica templates (SiO2 NW and the co-deposited silica nanoclusters) brought about a hierarchical pore structure with a high specific surface area (620 m2 g-1) and a large pore volume (1.46 cm3 g-1). The loading process of Pt was studied by analyzing the electron microscope and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the intermediate products. The catalytic performance of Pt/NMCT was investigated in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. The Pt/NMCT with a hierarchical pore structure had an apparent reaction rate constant of 0.184 min-1, significantly higher than that of the sample, without the removal of the silica templates to generate the hierarchical porosity (0.017 min-1). This work provides an outstanding contribution to the design of supported noble metal catalysts and also highlights the importance of the hierarchical pore structure for catalytic activity.
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- Qian Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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Rapid Microwave Heating and Fast Quenching for the Highly Efficient Production of Long-term Stable Supported Ag Nanoclusters. Catal Today 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Rubio-Ruiz B, Pérez-López AM, Uson L, Ortega-Liebana MC, Valero T, Arruebo M, Hueso JL, Sebastian V, Santamaria J, Unciti-Broceta A. In Cellulo Bioorthogonal Catalysis by Encapsulated AuPd Nanoalloys: Overcoming Intracellular Deactivation. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:804-811. [PMID: 36648322 PMCID: PMC9912372 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c03593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Bioorthogonal metallocatalysis has opened up a xenobiotic route to perform nonenzymatic catalytic transformations in living settings. Despite their promising features, most metals are deactivated inside cells by a myriad of reactive biomolecules, including biogenic thiols, thereby limiting the catalytic functioning of these abiotic reagents. Here we report the development of cytocompatible alloyed AuPd nanoparticles with the capacity to elicit bioorthogonal depropargylations with high efficiency in biological media. We also show that the intracellular catalytic performance of these nanoalloys is significantly enhanced by protecting them following two different encapsulation methods. Encapsulation in mesoporous silica nanorods resulted in augmented catalyst reactivity, whereas the use of a biodegradable PLGA matrix increased nanoalloy delivery across the cell membrane. The functional potential of encapsulated AuPd was demonstrated by releasing the potent chemotherapy drug paclitaxel inside cancer cells. Nanoalloy encapsulation provides a novel methodology to develop nanoreactors capable of mediating new-to-life reactions in cells.
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- Belén Rubio-Ruiz
- Edinburgh
Cancer Research, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, U.K.
- Department
of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry and Unit of Excellence in Chemistry
Applied to Biomedicine and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus
Cartuja s/n, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- GENYO,
Pfizer/University of Granada/Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Avda. Ilustración 114, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Edinburgh
Cancer Research, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, U.K.
- TU
Berlin, Institut für
Biotechnologie, Aufgang
17-1, Level 4, Raum 472, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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- Instituto
de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technologies, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Edinburgh
Cancer Research, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, U.K.
- Department
of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry and Unit of Excellence in Chemistry
Applied to Biomedicine and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus
Cartuja s/n, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- GENYO,
Pfizer/University of Granada/Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Avda. Ilustración 114, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Edinburgh
Cancer Research, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, U.K.
- Department
of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry and Unit of Excellence in Chemistry
Applied to Biomedicine and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus
Cartuja s/n, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- GENYO,
Pfizer/University of Granada/Andalusian Regional Government, PTS Granada, Avda. Ilustración 114, 18016 Granada, Spain
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- Instituto
de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technologies, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Networking
Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-
BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto
de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technologies, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Networking
Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-
BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto
de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technologies, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Networking
Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-
BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto
de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technologies, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Networking
Research Center on Bioengineering Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-
BBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Edinburgh
Cancer Research, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, U.K.
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Sargazi S, Laraib U, Barani M, Rahdar A, Fatima I, Bilal M, Pandey S, Sharma RK, Kyzas GZ. Recent trends in mesoporous silica nanoparticles of rode-like morphology for cancer theranostics: A review. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Manno R, Sebastian V, Irusta S, Mallada R, Santamaria J. Ultra-Small Silver Nanoparticles Immobilized in Mesoporous SBA-15. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Catalytic Activity in the 4-Nitrophenol Reduction. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Silica Mesoporous Structures: Effective Nanocarriers in Drug Delivery and Nanocatalysts. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10217533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The application of silica mesoporous structures in drug delivery and the removal of pollutants and organic compounds through catalytic reactions is increasing due to their unique characteristics, including high loading capacities, tunable pores, large surface areas, sustainability, and so on. This review focuses on very well-studied class of different construction mesoporous silica nano(particles), such as MCM-41, SBA-15, and SBA-16. We discuss the essential parameters involved in the synthesis of these materials with providing a diverse set of examples. In addition, the recent advances in silica mesoporous structures for drug delivery and catalytic applications are presented to fill the existing gap in the literature with providing some promising examples on this topic for the scientists in both industry and academia active in the field. Regarding the catalytic applications, mesoporous silica particles have shown some promises to remove the organic pollutants and to synthesize final products with high yields due to the ease with which their surfaces can be modified with various ligands to create appropriate interactions with target molecules. In the drug delivery process, as nanocarriers, they have also shown very good performance thanks to the easy surface functionalization but also adjustability of their porosities to providing in-vivo and in-vitro cargo delivery at the target site with appropriate rate.
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Gold-Based Nanoparticles on Amino-Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Supports as Nanozymes for Glucose Oxidation. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10030333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The transformation of glucose represents a topic of great interest at different levels. In the first place, glucose is currently conceived as a green feedstock for the sustainable production of chemicals. Secondly, the depletion of glucose at the cellular level is currently envisioned as a promising strategy to treat and alter the erratic metabolism of tumoral cells. The use of natural enzymes offers multiple advantages in terms of specificity towards the glucose substrate but may lack sufficient robustness and recyclability beyond the optimal operating conditions of these natural systems. In the present work, we have evaluated the potential use of an inorganic based nanohybrid containing gold nanoparticles supported onto ordered mesoporous supports. We have performed different assays that corroborate the enzyme-mimicking response of these inorganic surrogates towards the selective conversion of glucose into gluconic acid and hydrogen peroxide. Moreover, we conclude that these enzyme-like mimicking surrogates can operate at different pH ranges and under mild reaction conditions, can be recycled multiple times and maintain excellent catalytic response in comparison with other gold-based catalysts.
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Islam MT, Sultana KA, Noveron JC. Borohydride-free catalytic reduction of organic pollutants by platinum nanoparticles supported on cellulose fibers. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Suarez H, Ramirez A, Bueno-Alejo CJ, Hueso JL. Silver-Copper Oxide Heteronanostructures for the Plasmonic-Enhanced Photocatalytic Oxidation of N-Hexane in the Visible-NIR Range. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12233858. [PMID: 31766651 PMCID: PMC6926640 DOI: 10.3390/ma12233858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are recognized as hazardous contributors to air pollution, precursors of multiple secondary byproducts, troposphere aerosols, and recognized contributors to respiratory and cancer-related issues in highly populated areas. Moreover, VOCs present in indoor environments represent a challenging issue that need to be addressed due to its increasing presence in nowadays society. Catalytic oxidation by noble metals represents the most effective but costly solution. The use of photocatalytic oxidation has become one of the most explored alternatives given the green and sustainable advantages of using solar light or low-consumption light emitting devices. Herein, we have tried to address the shortcomings of the most studied photocatalytic systems based on titania (TiO2) with limited response in the UV-range or alternatively the high recombination rates detected in other transition metal-based oxide systems. We have developed a silver-copper oxide heteronanostructure able to combine the plasmonic-enhanced properties of Ag nanostructures with the visible-light driven photoresponse of CuO nanoarchitectures. The entangled Ag-CuO heteronanostructure exhibits a broad absorption towards the visible-near infrared (NIR) range and achieves total photo-oxidation of n-hexane under irradiation with different light-emitting diodes (LEDs) specific wavelengths at temperatures below 180 °C and outperforming its thermal catalytic response or its silver-free CuO illuminated counterpart.
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- Hugo Suarez
- Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) and Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, C/Poeta Mariano Esquillor, s/n; Campus Rio Ebro, Edificio I+D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) and Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, C/Poeta Mariano Esquillor, s/n; Campus Rio Ebro, Edificio I+D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), 23955 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) and Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, C/Poeta Mariano Esquillor, s/n; Campus Rio Ebro, Edificio I+D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) and Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, C/Poeta Mariano Esquillor, s/n; Campus Rio Ebro, Edificio I+D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragon (ICMA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC-University of Zaragoza), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Rajendran A, Rajendiran M, Yang ZF, Fan HX, Cui TY, Zhang YG, Li WY. Functionalized Silicas for Metal-Free and Metal-Based Catalytic Applications: A Review in Perspective of Green Chemistry. CHEM REC 2019; 20:513-540. [PMID: 31631504 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201900056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Heterogeneous catalysis plays a key role in promoting green chemistry through many routes. The functionalizable reactive silanols highlight silica as a beguiling support for the preparation of heterogeneous catalysts. Metal active sites anchored on functionalized silica (FS) usually demonstrate the better dispersion and stability due to their firm chemical interaction with FSs. Having certain functional groups in structure, FSs can act as the useful catalysts for few organic reactions even without the need of metal active sites which are termed as the covetous reusable organocatalysts. Magnetic FSs have laid the platform where the effortless recovery of catalysts is realized just using an external magnet, resulting in the simplified reaction procedure. Using FSs of multiple functional groups, we can envisage the shortened reaction pathway and, reduced chemical uses and chemical wastes. Unstable bio-molecules like enzymes have been stabilized when they get chemically anchored on FSs. The resultant solid bio-catalysts exhibited very good reusability in many catalytic reactions. Getting provoked from the green chemistry aspects and benefits of FS-based catalysts, we confer the recent literature and progress focusing on the significance of FSs in heterogeneous catalysis. This review covers the preparative methods, types and catalytic applications of FSs. A special emphasis is given to the metal-free FS catalysts, multiple FS-based catalysts and magnetic FSs. Through this review, we presume that the contribution of FSs to green chemistry can be well understood. The future perspective of FSs and the improvements still required for implementing FS-based catalysts in practical applications have been narrated at the end of this review.
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- Antony Rajendran
- Training Base of State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, Maharashtra, India
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- Training Base of State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P.R. China
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- Training Base of State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P.R. China
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- Training Base of State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710054, PR China
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- Training Base of State Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology Jointly Constructed by Shanxi Province and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P.R. China.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710054, PR China
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Preparation and hydrogenation performance of single atom Pt catalytic active sites anchored on the surface of metallic supports. CATAL COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2019.105709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Ortega-Liebana MC, Hueso JL, Fernandez-Pacheco R, Irusta S, Santamaria J. Luminescent mesoporous nanorods as photocatalytic enzyme-like peroxidase surrogates. Chem Sci 2018; 9:7766-7778. [PMID: 30429985 PMCID: PMC6194581 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03112f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Herein we report on a novel inorganic peroxidase-mimicking nanocatalyst activated under blue LED photoirradiation. A novel flash-pyrolysis method has been developed for the generation of strong blue photoluminescence (PL) centers attributed to silicon and carbon-based sites within a mesoporous SBA-15 silica nanorod platform. The type of centers and their PL response can be controlled by varying the flash thermal treatment conditions. By tailoring the operating conditions the system can be driven towards the preferential generation of carbon-based luminescent centers, with or without the simultaneous generation of silicon-based centers. The properties and the nature of these luminescent centers within the mesoporous nanorods have been thoroughly corroborated by a battery of characterization techniques including fluorescence spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) at the local level of the structures combined with scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) imaging. In addition, these luminescent mesoporous nanorods have been successfully tested as robust photocatalysts able to display peroxidase-like activity and indirect glucose sensing in a wider range of pH conditions compared to the natural enzyme, especially when carbogenic dots and oxygen-deficient silica centers are simultaneously present in the structure.
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- M Carmen Ortega-Liebana
- Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) , Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology , University of Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza , Spain . ;
- Nerworking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) , 28029 Madrid , Spain
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- Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) , Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology , University of Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza , Spain . ;
- Nerworking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) , 28029 Madrid , Spain
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- Advanced Microscopy Laboratory (LMA) , Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) , University of Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza , Spain
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- Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) , Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology , University of Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza , Spain . ;
- Nerworking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) , 28029 Madrid , Spain
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- Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) , Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology , University of Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza , Spain . ;
- Nerworking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) , 28029 Madrid , Spain
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Voltammetric determination of 5-hydroxytryptamine based on the use of platinum nanoparticles coated with molecularly imprinted silica. Mikrochim Acta 2018; 185:219. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-018-2755-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Laura U, Arruebo M, Sebastian V. Towards the continuous production of Pt-based heterogeneous catalysts using microfluidic systems. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:1693-1702. [PMID: 29334396 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03360e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The continuous production of Pt-based heterogeneous catalysts based on ultra-small (<2 nm) noble metal nanoparticles deposited on mesoporous ordered silica and their catalytic activity in VOC abatement are here reported. Microfluidic reactors can be used not only to enable the fast and controlled production of ultra-small Pt nanoparticles (NPs), but also alloyed NPs including PtPd, PtRu and PtRh can be formed in short residence times (between 60 s and 5 min). A novel continuous and homogeneous loading of these catalytic NPs on SBA-15 used as a mesoporous support is also here reported. This procedure eases the NP loading and minimizes washing post-treatments. A 12-fold decrease in the synthesis time was obtained when using this microfluidic reactor compared to the traditional batch production of Pt NPs. Microflow and batch type reactors yielded a Pt precursor conversion to generate Pt NPs with a 90% and 85% yield, respectively. Under the same conditions, the productivity of the microfluidic system (27 mg Pt NPs per h) was twice the one achieved in the conventional batch type reactor. The catalytic performance of the supported catalysts separately prepared by microfluidics and by conventional impregnation under the same conditions and with the same noble metal loading was also compared in the n-hexane abatement as a model of VOCs. Both catalysts were active in the VOC oxidation reaction but a 95% reduction in the catalyst synthesis time was obtained when using the catalysts produced in the microfluidic platform. For this reaction a long-term activity test was successfully carried out at 175 °C during 30 h on stream using the heterogeneous catalyst prepared by using the flow reactor.
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- Uson Laura
- Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering & Nanoscience Institute of Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza, Mariano Esquillor edif. I+D, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
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Miguel-Sancho N, Martinez G, Sebastian V, Malumbres A, Florea I, Arenal R, Ortega-Liebana MC, Hueso JL, Santamaria J. Pumping Metallic Nanoparticles with Spatial Precision within Magnetic Mesoporous Platforms: 3D Characterization and Catalytic Application. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:41529-41536. [PMID: 28975781 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b11482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The present work shows an efficient strategy to assemble two types of functional nanoparticles onto mesoporous MCM-41 silica nanospheres with a high degree of spatial precision. In a first stage, magnetite nanoparticles are synthesized with a size larger than the support pores and grafted covalently through a peptide-like bonding onto their external surface. This endowed the silica nanoparticles with a strong superparamagnetic response, while preserving the highly ordered interior space for the encapsulation of other functional guest species. Second, we report the finely controlled pumping of preformed Pt nanoparticles (1.5 nm) within the channels of the magnetic MCM-41 nanospheres to confer an additional catalytic functionality to the multiassembled nanoplatform. The penetration depth of the metallic nanoparticles can be explained as a result of the interplay between the particle-wall electrostatic attraction and the repulsive forces between neighboring Pt nanoparticles. A detailed transmission electron microscopy and a 3D high-resolution high-angle annular dark-field detector electron tomography study were carried out to characterize the material and to explain the assembly mechanism. Finally, the performance of these multifunctional nanohybrids as magnetically recoverable catalysts has been evaluated in the selective hydrogenation of p-nitrophenol, a well-known pollutant and intermediate in multiple industrial processes.
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- Nuria Miguel-Sancho
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, CIBER-BBN , 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, CIBER-BBN , 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, CIBER-BBN , 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces-LPICM École Polytechnique/CNRS , Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Advanced Microscopy Laboratory (LMA), Nanoscience Institute of Aragon (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Araid Foundation , 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, CIBER-BBN , 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, CIBER-BBN , 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
| | - Jesus Santamaria
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, CIBER-BBN , 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza , 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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