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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Volume 118, Issue 12, Pages 6307-6313Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp412711b
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- National Natural Science Foundation [21171130, 51271132, 91122025, 91222103]
- 973 Project from China [2011CB932404]
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Two-dimensional (2D) heterostructured Ni/graphene nanocomposites were constructed via electrostatic-induced spread by following in situ-reduction growth process for magnetically recyclable catalysis of p-nitrophenol to aminophenol. The heterostructures with large 2D surface and moderate inflexibility enable the superior catalytic activity and selectivity toward hydrogenation reaction for p-nitrophenol. On the basis of high-efficiency utilization of Ni Nps catalysis activity and electron-enhanced effect from graphene, the coupling effect of Ni/graphene magnetic nanocomposites can lead to highly catalytic activity for the hydrogenation reaction of p-nitrophenol with the pseudo-first-order rate constants of 11.7 x 10(-3) s(-1), which is over 2-fold compared to Ni Nps (5.45 x 10(-3) s(-1)) and higher than reported noble metal nanocomposites. Complete conversion of p-nitrophenol was achieved with selectivity to p-aminophenol as high as 90% under atmosphere and room temperature. Additionally, this heterostructured magnetic nanocatalyst can be efficiently recycled with long lifetime and stability over 10 successive cycles. This work displayed the value of non-noble metal/graphene nanocomposites in catalysts development for green chemistry.
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