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Stabilization of zero-valent Au nanoparticles on carboxymethyl cellulose layer coated on chitosan-CBV 780 zeolite Y sheets: assessment in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and dyes

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Performance of polymer-based Au catalysis depends on the size of Au particles and the structure of polymer host materials. In the current studies, the carboxymethyl cellulose-chitosan (CMC-CH) sheet was synthesized by layering CMC on CH sheet, while CMC-CH-CBV 780 zeolite Y (CMC-CHZY) sheet was synthesized by coating the CMC layer on a sheet of CH-incorporated CBV 780 zeolite Y (ZY). The CMC-CH or CMC-CHZY sheets were individually immersed in Au(III) salt solution, which was converted to Au0 NPs by treating with NaBH4 to synthesize Au/CMC-CH or Au/CMC-CHZY catalysts respectively. Both the synthesized Au catalyst activities were compared against the discoloration of methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) dyes as well as the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). It was revealed that Au/CMC-CHZY catalyst showed excellent catalytic performance against all the pollutants. Furthermore, the apparent rate constant kapp (3.3 \(\times\) 10−1 min−1), of Au/CMC-CHZY catalyst was found higher against MB dye discoloration as compared to CR and 4-NP. It was also observed that MB discoloration followed pseudo-first-order while CR and 4-NP followed the zeroth-order kinetics. The catalyst alters the mechanism of a chemical reaction and so does the order of the reaction, therefore, observed different orders of reaction in the current study.

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The authors would like to thank Deanship of Scientific Research at Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia for supporting this work under Project No. R-1441-147.

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    Youssef O. Al-Ghamdi

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Swabi Anbar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 23561, Pakistan

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Al-Ghamdi, Y.O., Khan, S.A. Stabilization of zero-valent Au nanoparticles on carboxymethyl cellulose layer coated on chitosan-CBV 780 zeolite Y sheets: assessment in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and dyes. Cellulose 27, 8827–8841 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03379-0

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