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Ag-Ni alloy nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as highly efficient recyclable catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methylene blue

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With L-ascorbic acid as reducing agent and GO as support, an in-situ co-reduction method was proposed for anchoring Ag-Ni alloy nanoparticles onto reduced graphene oxide (rGO) (Ag-Ni/rGO). Various of characterization instruments were utilized to characterize the morphology, structure, and composition of Ag-Ni/rGO. These characterization results revealed that Ag-Ni alloy nanoparticles with average diameter of 36.95 nm were homogeneously decorated on rGO sheets. The resultant Ag-Ni/rGO nanocomposite was highly active toward the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methylene blue. The ferromagnetic nature of the as-prepared products makes them can be recycled and reused easily. It is believed that the enhancement of the catalytic performance is originated from the strong synergistic effect between Ag and Ni of Ag-Ni alloy nanoparticles along with enrichment of rGO to a great degree.

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  • Ag-Ni/rGO nanocomposite was prepared via an in-situ co-reduction method.

  • The Ag-Ni/rGO possesses outstanding catalytic activity for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methylene.

  • The synergistic effect between Ag and Ni of Ag-Ni alloy nanoparticles along with the enrichment of rGO helped in enhancing the catalytic capacity of Ag-Ni/rGO.

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This work was supported by the Foundation of Liaoning Province Education Administration (NO. LJKZ0256).

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All authors contributed to the study’s conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by JP, ZM, HZ, YY, JZ, SG, and HP. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Xing-Wei Han and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript.

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Han, XW., Ma, Z., Peng, J. et al. Ag-Ni alloy nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as highly efficient recyclable catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methylene blue. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 105, 836–847 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-023-06055-4

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