Shabir J, Rani S, Sharma M, Garkoti C, Surabhi, Mozumdar S. Synthesis of dendritic fibrous nanosilica over a cubic core (cSiO2@DFNS) with catalytically efficient silver nanoparticles for reduction of nitroarenes and degradation of organic dyes.
RSC Adv 2020;
10:8140-8151. [PMID:
35497821 PMCID:
PMC9049943 DOI:
10.1039/d0ra00402b]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
In this study, dendritic fibrous core–shell silica particles having cubic morphology with uniform and vertical nanochannels have been successfully synthesised. The synthesized dendritic fibrous nanosilica over a cubic core (cSiO2@DFNS) have been characterized by using various techniques, such as powder X-ray diffraction, TEM, FE-SEM, TGA EDS, FT-IR and N2 adsorption–desorption experiments. The prepared DFNS particles demonstrated a very high surface area and pore diameter. Amine groups were functionalized on the fibres of cSiO2@DFNS and after that silver nanoparticles could be successfully immobilized on amine functionalized cubic silica particles. Due to the presence of a high surface area and a uniform pore diameter, the silver nanoparticle loaded cSiO2@DFNS could be successfully employed as an efficient and recoverable catalyst for reduction of toxic aromatic nitro compounds and degradation of organic dyes. Higher catalytic activity of the prepared material could be attributed to its fibrous morphology which could facilitate proper interactions of the reactants molecules with the silver nanoparticles.
Graphical abstract showing the reduction of nitroarenes and degradation of organic dyes using cSiO2@DFNS@Ag.![]()
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