Molecular manipulation of the microenvironment of Au active sites on mesoporous silica for the enhanced catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol
Meng Ding, Bo Peng, Jia‐Feng Zhou, Hui Chen, Yi-Song Zhu, En‐Hui Yuan, Belén Albela, Laurent Bonneviot, Peng Wu, Kun Zhang
Abstract
Structural water molecules adsorbed on Au nanoparticles in the form of {OH − ·H 2 O@Au NPs} were identified as catalytical-active sites of 4-nitrophenol reduction, which is extremely sensitive to the subtle changes in the surrounding microenvironment.
Topics & Concepts
Catalysis4-NitrophenolNitrophenolSelective catalytic reductionMesoporous silicaMoleculeChemistryAdsorptionMesoporous materialNanoparticleSelective reductionCombinatorial chemistryNanotechnologyChemical engineeringMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryEngineeringNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science