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Microbial synthesis of bimetallic PdPt nanoparticles for catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol

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Bimetallic nanoparticles are generally believed to have improved catalytic activity and stability due to geometric and electronic changes. In this work, biogenic-Pd (bio-Pd), biogenic-Pt (bio-Pt), and biogenic-PdPt (bio-PdPt) nanoparticles were synthesized by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 in the absence or presence of quinone. Compared with direct microbial reduction process, the addition of anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate (AQDS) could promote the reduction efficiency of Pd(II) or/and Pt(IV) and result in decrease of particles size. All kinds of nanoparticles could catalyze 4-nitrophenol reduction by NaBH4 and their catalytic activities took the following order: bio-PdPt (AQDS) ∼ bio-PdPt > bio-Pd (AQDS) > bio-Pd > bio-Pt (AQDS) ∼ bio-Pt. Moreover, the bio-PdPt (AQDS) nanoparticles could be reused for 6 cycles. We believe that this simple and efficient biosynthesis approach for synthesizing bimetallic bio-PdPt nanocatalysts is important for preparing active and stable catalysts.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51478076).

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    Ya Tuo, Guangfei Liu, Bin Dong, Huali Yu, Jiti Zhou, Jing Wang & Ruofei Jin

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Tuo, Y., Liu, G., Dong, B. et al. Microbial synthesis of bimetallic PdPt nanoparticles for catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 5249–5258 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-8276-7

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