Novel combination of zero-valent Cu and Ag nanoparticles @ cellulose acetate nanocomposite for the reduction of 4-nitro phenol

Farman Ullah Khan; Asimullah; Sher Bahadar Khan; Tahseen Kamal; Abdullah M Asiri; Ihsan Ullah Khan; Kalsoom Akhtar

doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.062

Novel combination of zero-valent Cu and Ag nanoparticles @ cellulose acetate nanocomposite for the reduction of 4-nitro phenol

Int J Biol Macromol. 2017 Sep:102:868-877. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.062. Epub 2017 Apr 17.

Authors

Farman Ullah Khan¹, Asimullah², Sher Bahadar Khan³, Tahseen Kamal⁴, Abdullah M Asiri⁴, Ihsan Ullah Khan⁵, Kalsoom Akhtar⁶

Affiliations

¹ Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Bannu-28100, KPK, Pakistan.
² Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Bannu-28100, KPK, Pakistan.
³ Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: sbkhan@kau.edu.sa.
⁴ Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, University Technology Petronas, Perak, Malaysia.
⁶ Division of Nano Sciences and Department of Chemistry, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 28428128
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.04.062

Abstract

A very simple and low-cost procedure has been adopted to synthesize efficient copper (Cu), silver (Ag) and copper-silver (Cu-Ag) mixed nanoparticles on the surface of pure cellulose acetate (CA) and cellulose acetate-copper oxide nanocomposite (CA-CuO). All nanoparticles loaded onto CA and CA-CuO presented excellent catalytic ability, but Cu-Ag nanoparticles loaded onto CA-CuO (Cu⁰-Ag⁰/CA-CuO) exhibited outstanding catalytic efficiency to convert 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) into 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in the presence of NaBH₄. Additionally, the Cu⁰-Ag⁰/CA-CuO can be easily recovered by removing the sheet from the reaction media, and can be recycled several times, maintaining high catalytic ability for four cycles.

Keywords: Ag; Bimetallic; Catalyst; Cellulose acetate; Copper oxide; Cu; Nanocomposite; Nanoparticles; Reduction of nitrophenols.

MeSH terms

Borohydrides / chemistry
Cellulose / analogs & derivatives*
Cellulose / chemistry
Copper / chemistry*
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Nanocomposites / chemistry*
Nitrophenols / chemistry*
Oxidation-Reduction
Silver / chemistry*

Substances

Borohydrides
Nitrophenols
acetylcellulose
Silver
Copper
sodium borohydride
Cellulose
4-nitrophenol