Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (3): 261-267.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60273-4

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Multiple Au cores in CeO2 hollow spheres for the superior catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol

Kun Zhaoa,b, Jian Qib,c, Shenlong Zhaob, Hongjie Tangc, Huajie Yinb, Lingbo Zonga, Lin Changb, Yan Gaob, Ranbo Yua, Zhiyong Tangb   

  1. a Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China;
    b Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchy Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China;
    c State Key Laboratory of Multi-Phase Complex System, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2014-11-14 Revised:2014-12-15 Online:2015-02-14 Published:2015-02-14
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    This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2014CB931801, Zhiyong Tang), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51272047, Yan Gao; 20973047, 91027011, Zhiyong Tang; 51072020, 21271021, Ranbo Yu), and the Foundation for State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems (MPCS-2014-A-04, Jian Qi).

Abstract:

In many catalytic systems the structure of the catalyst plays a crucial role in the reaction especially for catalytic reduction, organic pollutant oxidation and other organic transfor-mations. Herein, we report a template-free approach to the synthesis of multiple Au cores in CeO2 hollow spheres (MACCHS). This material was fabricated by impregnating CeO2 hollow spheres with a HAuCl4 aqueous solution. NaBH4 was then used to reduce HAuCl4 to Au nano-particles to form multiple Au cores in the CeO2 hollow spheres. We used MACCHS as a catalyst for p-nitrophenol reduction and achieved excellent activity. The catalyst showed enhanced stability toward p-nitrophenol reduction compared with bare Au nanoparticles and CeO2 hollow spheres. This simple method to achieve multi-core-in-shell hollow structures will likely have applications in various biological, medical and energy related fields.

Key words: Multiple Au core, CeO2 hollow sphere, p-Nitrophenol, Catalytic reduction

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