Nanosized transition metals in controlled environments of phyllosilicate-mesoporous silica composites as highly thermostable and active catalysts

Carmen Ciotonea; Brindusa Dragoi; Adrian Ungureanu; Alexandru Chirieac; Sabine Petit; Sébastien Royer; Emil Dumitriu

doi:10.1039/c3cc43197e

Nanosized transition metals in controlled environments of phyllosilicate-mesoporous silica composites as highly thermostable and active catalysts

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Sep 7;49(69):7665-7. doi: 10.1039/c3cc43197e. Epub 2013 Jul 22.

Authors

Carmen Ciotonea¹, Brindusa Dragoi, Adrian Ungureanu, Alexandru Chirieac, Sabine Petit, Sébastien Royer, Emil Dumitriu

Affiliation

¹ Technical University Gheorghe Asachi of Iasi, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, 73 D. Mangeron Bvd., 700050 Iasi, Romania.

PMID: 23877031
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc43197e

Abstract

Stabilization of transition metals in nano-phyllosilicate phases generated by digestion of mesoporous silica is reported as an efficient route for the formation of highly dispersed metallic nanoparticles with outstanding catalytic activity.