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Facile synthesis of silver nanoparticles on amino-modified cellulose paper and their catalytic properties

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Facile and robust immobilization of metal nanoparticles onto porous supporting matrix is an important issue in heterogeneous catalysis. This study reports a facile procedure for the synthesis and immobilization of small catalytic active silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on cellulose paper (CP), which possesses interconnected fibrous structure and can be employed as cost-effective supports. Amino groups were first introduced to CP, through a silane coupling technique, to provide stable anchoring centers for silver ions. Small-sized AgNPs without aggregation were facilely synthesized and stably immobilized onto the fiber surface of CP followed by NaBH4 reduction. The as-prepared AgNPs incorporating composites exhibited excellent catalytic activity for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. The rate constant of the catalytic reaction was calculated to be 1.46 × 10−2 s−1. More importantly, these amino-modified paper-based composite catalysts can be easily recovered and reused for at least six cycles due to their enhanced mechanical and catalytic stability.

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This work was supported by the Key Scientific Research Projects of Henan Province Universities (No. 17B550006), the Doctoral Research Foundation (No. 2014BSJJ067) and the Graduate’s Scientific Research Foundation of Zhengzhou University of Light Industry.

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    Miao Liang, Yajie Feng, Ruili Li, Pei Hou, Junsong Zhang & Jianmin Wang

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Production and Safety (Henan Province), Zhengzhou, 450002, People’s Republic of China

    Miao Liang & Junsong Zhang

  3. Department of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, 450002, People’s Republic of China

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Thickness and tensile strength of untreated paper, NH2-modified paper and AgNPs@ NH2-paper, and representative TEM image of AgNPs supported on untreated CP and the corresponding size distribution histogram of AgNPs. (DOC 499 kb)

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Liang, M., Zhang, G., Feng, Y. et al. Facile synthesis of silver nanoparticles on amino-modified cellulose paper and their catalytic properties. J Mater Sci 53, 1568–1579 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1610-8

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