Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

Basic concepts and recent advances in nitrophenol reduction by gold-and other transition metal nanoparticles

P Zhao, X Feng, D Huang, G Yang, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
This review presents the basic concepts and recent developments and advances of gold
nanoparticle (AuNP)-catalyzed 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) reduction to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) by …

Green synthesis of Pt–Au dendrimer-like nanoparticles supported on polydopamine-functionalized graphene and their high performance toward 4-nitrophenol …

W Ye, J Yu, Y Zhou, D Gao, D Wang, C Wang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
A facile, environmentally friendly route is demonstrated for the synthesis of Pt–Au dendrimer-
like nanoparticles on the surface of polydopamine (PDA)-wrapped reduced graphene oxide …

Recent Advances in the Nanocatalyst-Assisted NaBH4 Reduction of Nitroaromatics in Water

K Zhang, JM Suh, JW Choi, HW Jang… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In view of the increasing applications of nanocatalysis in chemical transformations, this
article illustrates recent advances on the use of nanocatalysts for an important reduction …

Nanocatalytic assemblies for catalytic reduction of nitrophenols: a critical review

MI Din, R Khalid, Z Hussain, T Hussain… - Critical reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Nitrophenol is common carcinogenic pollutant known for its adverse effects on human
beings and aquatic life. During the last few decades, the chemical reduction of nitrophenol …

Green synthesis, characterization and uses of palladium/platinum nanoparticles

KS Siddiqi, A Husen - Nanoscale research letters, 2016 - Springer
Biogenic synthesis of palladium (Pd) and platinum (Pt) nanoparticles from plants and
microbes has captured the attention of many researchers because it is economical …

DNA-encoded bimetallic Au-Pt dumbbell nanozyme for high-performance detection and eradication of Escherichia coli O157: H7

C Lu, L Tang, F Gao, Y Li, J Liu, J Zheng - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Infectious Escherichia coli O157: H7 threatens the health of millions people each
year. Thus, it is important to establish a simple and sensitive method for bacterial detection …

Recent progress in synergistic catalysis over heterometallic nanoparticles

HL Jiang, Q Xu - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterometallic nanoparticles (NPs) have been emerging as a type of important catalyst.
Bimetallic NPs with alloyed and core–shell structures have higher activities than …

Elimination of dyes by catalytic reduction in the absence of light: A review

M Naz, A Rafiq, M Ikram, A Haider, SOA Ahmad… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Developing novel technologies for the effectual treatment of wastewater comprising
contaminated organic pollutants is of extraordinary importance across the globe. In the last …

Thermosensitive Au‐PNIPA yolk–shell nanoparticles with tunable selectivity for catalysis

S Wu, J Dzubiella, J Kaiser, M Drechsler, X Guo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2012 - infona.pl
Selectivity in nanoreactors: A hybrid yolk–shell nanostructure that contains gold
nanoparticles in the core and thermosensitive microgel poly (N‐isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPA …