Journal
CATALYSTS
Volume 10, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal10121437
Keywords
Cu; CuFe2O4 nanocomposites; 4-nitrophenol; magnetic materials; catalytic reduction
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21676115]
- Program for the Development of Science and Technology of Jilin province [20200301043RQ, 20190103002JH]
- Program for Science and Technology of Education Department of Jilin Province [JJKH20200418KJ]
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Magnetic Cu/CuFe2O4 nanocomposites were prepared by the one-pot thermal decomposition of acetylacetone compounds. Adjusting the molar ratios of Fe to Cu was used to control the content of Cu in the synthetic process. XRD, TEM, XPS and UV-Vis were employed to reveal detailed structural and catalytic activities of Cu/CuFe2O4 nanocomposites. Magnetic measurements demonstrated that Cu/CuFe2O4 nanocomposites possessed a considerable magnetic saturation. Cu/CuFe2O4 nanocomposites showed superb efficiency in the degradation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP). 4-NP could be reduced by Cu/CuFe2O4 nanocomposites within 40 s in the attendance of NaBH4. Cu nanocrystals played an indispensable rose in the enhancement of catalytic performance. The synergistic effect of Cu and CuFe2O4 nanocrystals achieved the high-efficiency catalytic reduction for 4-NP. After six recycling experiments, the efficiency of Cu/CuFe2O4 nanocomposites was almost stable. Our work advances a straightforward strategy to synthesize efficient and recoverable Cu/CuFe2O4 nanocomposites, which has promising utilizations in the purifying of nitrophenolic contamination.
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