Adsorption and Catalytic Activity of Gold Nanoparticles in Mesoporous Silica: Effect of Pore Size and Dispersion Salinity
Yingzhen Ma, Gergely Nagy, Miriam Siebenbürger, Ravneet Kaur, Kerry M. Dooley, Bhuvnesh Bharti
Abstract
-aminophenol, which otherwise is significantly diminished due to bulk aggregation of the AuNPs. This fundamental study demonstrates the critical role of confinement and dispersion salinity on the adsorption and catalytic performance of NPs.
Topics & Concepts
Mesoporous materialMesoporous silicaAdsorptionDispersion (optics)NanoparticleColloidal goldChemical engineeringSalinityCatalysisMaterials scienceNanotechnologyChemistryGeologyOrganic chemistryOceanographyEngineeringPhysicsOpticsNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications