One-pot preparation of magnetic Fe@Ag bimetallic catalyst for the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol

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In this study, a magnetic Fe@Ag bimetallic catalyst was synthesized via a facile one-pot method in the presence of excessive sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ). The as-synthesized Fe@Ag bimetal was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The influences of Fe/Ag molar ratio and gum arabic (GA) on the catalytic activity of Fe@Ag bimetal were investigated. It was found that the FeAg 3 -0.14 wt% bimetal with Fe/Ag molar ratio of 1:3 and GA concentration of 0.14 wt% exhibited the best activity for catalytic reduction of 4-NP, giving a pseudo-first-order rate constant of 48.8 min –1 g –1 . The saturation magnetization (M S ) of FeAg 3 -0.14 wt% was 5.6 emu/g, which ensured the catalyst could be easily separated and recycled using a magnet. Moreover, the catalytic activity and phase composition of FeAg 3 -0.14 wt% showed no obvious changes after five continuous runs, indicating its high stability and reusability. Ag shell coated on the surface of Fe core played a main role in the catalytic reduction of 4-NP and also inhibited the oxidation of Fe core, which can be illustrated by electrochemical potentials and heterogeneous nucleation during the synthetic process. Furthermore, the Langmuir-Hinshelwood (L-H) model was applied to explain the catalytic mechanism of Fe@Ag bimetal.

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Xia, H., Peng, Z., Wang, W., Tan, F., Wang, X., & Qiao, X. (2019). One-pot preparation of magnetic Fe@Ag bimetallic catalyst for the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Desalination and Water Treatment, 141, 124–132. https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2019.23437

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