Magnetically recyclable nanocatalysts: eco-friendly solutions for green catalysis

Clara Pereira, Mariana Rocha, Carlos Fernandes, Susana L.H. Rebelo, Cristina Freire

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Abstract

In the last decades, there has been an escalating concern about environmental protection, which motivated the quest for novel cost-effective sustainable catalytic technologies. With the advent of Nanoscience, magnetic nanomaterials such as transition metal nanoferrites, conquered new horizons in Green Catalysis. By combining the intrinsic advantages of nanosize materials with the easy recovery by magnetic separation, magnetic nanoparticles unlocked the gateway to a new generation of recyclable nanocatalysts. This work provides an overview of our recent breakthroughs in the design of magnetically recyclable nanocatalysts. We will start by presenting their application as catalyst supports for the immobilization of (a) a metal complex with high catalytic efficiency in oxidation reactions and (b) gold nanoparticles catalytically active in the 4-nitrophenol reduction. In a distinct approach, superparamagnetic nanoferrites were used as intrinsic catalysts in the degradation of a dye.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTechnical Proceedings of the 2013 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2013
Pages436-439
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
EventNanotechnology 2013: Advanced Materials, CNTs, Particles, Films and Composites - 2013 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2013 - Washington, DC, United States
Duration: 12 May 201316 May 2013

Publication series

NameTechnical Proceedings of the 2013 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2013
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceNanotechnology 2013: Advanced Materials, CNTs, Particles, Films and Composites - 2013 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington, DC
Period12/05/1316/05/13

Keywords

  • 4-nitrophenol reduction
  • Dye degradation
  • Geraniol epoxidation
  • Magnetic nanoparticles
  • Nanocatalysis

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