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Sci Rep 2022 May 10;12(1):7615. Epub 2022 May 10.

Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, People's Republic of China.

The conversion of p-nitrophenol (4-NP) to p-aminophenol (4-AP) is of great significance for pharmaceutical and material manufacturing. In this work, [email protected] (M = Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt) nanoparticles (NPs) with core-shell structures, which are expected to be excellent catalysts for the transformation of 4-NP to 4-AP, were synthesized by a facile one-pot one-step method. The structure and composition of the NPs were characterized through transmission electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Read More

RSC Adv 2021 Oct 26;11(55):34589-34598. Epub 2021 Oct 26.

Department of Polymer Engineering, Pukyong National Univeristy 45 Yongso-ro, Nam-gu Busan 48513 Republic of Korea

The importance of and demand for eco-friendly syntheses of metal nanocrystals are increasing. In this study, a novel protocol for the one-pot, template/seed-free, and completely green synthesis of rose-shaped Au nanostructures with unique three-dimensional hierarchical structures was developed. The synthesis of the nanostructures was carried out at room temperature using water as a reaction medium and an eco-friendly biopolymer (sodium salt of alginic acid (Na-alginate)) as a reducing agent. Read More

RSC Adv 2021 Nov 1;11(61):38596-38604. Epub 2021 Dec 1.

Department of Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Metallurgy, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wybrzeze Stanislawa Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw Poland.

Here we have presented a new method for the synthesis of Re nanostructures with defined optical, structural, and catalytic properties. The Re-based nanoparticles (NPs) were obtained using a reaction-discharge system that is unique in its class, because of its working in the high-throughput mode. Within this application, direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge (dc-APGD) was used as a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAP) source, which led to the reduction of Re(vii) ions and the formation of Re nanostructures through the plasma-liquid interactions. Read More

RSC Adv 2021 May 25;11(31):18797-18808. Epub 2021 May 25.

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Department, Advanced Materials Division, Central Metallurgical R & D Institute (CMRDI) P. O. Box, 87 Helwan 11421 Cairo Egypt.

The heterogeneous catalytic conversion of pollutants into useful industrial compounds is a two-goals at once process, which is highly recommended from the environmental, economic, and industrial points of view. In this regard, design materials with high conversion ability for a specific application is required to achieve such a goal. Herein, the synthesis conditions for the fabrication of BiPO nanorod bundles supported on g-CN nanosheets as heterojunction composites was achieved using a facile chemical deposition for the reductive conversion of carcinogenic 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) into 4-aminophenol (4-AP). Read More

RSC Adv 2021 Apr 8;11(22):13193-13200. Epub 2021 Apr 8.

Key Laboratory of Photochemical Biomaterials and Energy Storage Materials, Heilongjiang Province, Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University Harbin 150025 Heilongjiang China

The enormous and urgent need to explore cost-effective catalysts with high efficiency has always been at the forefront of environmental protection and remediation research. This work develops a novel strategy for the fabrication of reusable CuO-based non-noble metal nanomaterials as high-efficiency catalysts. We report a facile and eco-friendly synthesis of CuO hexapods and CuO-Ag composite using uric acid as a reductant and protectant. Read More