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In-Situ Fabricating Ag Nanoparticles on TiO2 for Unprecedented High Catalytic Activity of 4-Nitrophenol Reduction

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A facile and green approach was developed to in-situ prepare Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) on the TiO2. Through the (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTMS), mono-dispersed AgNPs were loaded on TiO2 (AgNPs@MPTMS-TiO2). In the presence of NaBH4, the AgNPs@MPTMS-TiO2 displayed an ultra-high catalytic activity for 4-nitrophenol reduction, of which the apparent kinetic rate constant (kapp) reached up to 394 × 10–3 s−1. Comparing to the best previous performance (kapp = 120 × 10–3 s−1), the obtained Ag-catalysts made a huge progress. Moreover, the catalytic activity of the AgNPs@MPTMS-TiO2 could be optimized via changing series of fabrication parameters including Ag+ precursor amount and MPTMS amount, and reaction time. Various characterization techniques including TEM, HRTEM, XPS, FT-IR and Zeta potential have been utilized to study the material morphology, valance states and surface chemistry. It revealed that the AgNPs were coordinated by MPTMS though R-S–Ag bonds, which could prohibit the AgNPs from self-aggregation. In addition, the R-S–Ag bonds favored reaction of AgNPs with BH4− and thus releasing substantial protons. Consequently, the increasing proton concentration would speed up the transformation from 4-hydroxylaminophenol to 4-aminophenol.

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In-situ grow Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) on (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) modified TiO2 with characters of small size, good distribution and controllable loading. The apparent kinetic rate constant (kapp) reaches as high as 394 × 10–3 s−1.

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The financial support from the project of Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology (No. 2020016), and project of Jilin Science and Technology Bureau (No. 2021001363).

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    Lei Meng, Zhonghu Liu, Chengwu Lan & Na Xu

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Meng, L., Liu, Z., Lan, C. et al. In-Situ Fabricating Ag Nanoparticles on TiO2 for Unprecedented High Catalytic Activity of 4-Nitrophenol Reduction. Catal Lett 152, 912–920 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-021-03671-z

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