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: Received: 18 November 2023 / Approved: 20 November 2023 / Online: 20 November 2023 (03:24:11 CET)
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Chen, L.; Guo, S.; Park, E.; Jung, Y.M. Optimization of the Catalytic Activity of Ag@Cu2O Decorated on rGO for Organic Pollutant Degradation. Preprints2023, 2023111196. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1196.v1
Chen, L.; Guo, S.; Park, E.; Jung, Y.M. Optimization of the Catalytic Activity of Ag@Cu2O Decorated on rGO for Organic Pollutant Degradation. Preprints 2023, 2023111196. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1196.v1
Chen, L.; Guo, S.; Park, E.; Jung, Y.M. Optimization of the Catalytic Activity of Ag@Cu2O Decorated on rGO for Organic Pollutant Degradation. Preprints2023, 2023111196. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1196.v1
APA Style
Chen, L., Guo, S., Park, E., & Jung, Y.M. (2023). Optimization of the Catalytic Activity of Ag@Cu2O Decorated on rGO for Organic Pollutant Degradation. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1196.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Chen, L., Eungyeong Park and Young Mee Jung. 2023 "Optimization of the Catalytic Activity of Ag@Cu2O Decorated on rGO for Organic Pollutant Degradation" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.1196.v1
Abstract
We successfully fabricated Ag@Cu2O core-shell decorated on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites (ACRN) by a simple and convenient in situ substitution method. The properties of these ACRN with heterostructure layers were characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopies and absorption spectroscopy. We used p-nitrophenol (4-NP) as a probe molecule to determine the chemical catalytic activity of the ACRN. Upon introduction of rGO, a high electron transfer efficiency was achieved; thus, the catalytic activity was improved significantly. Therefore, the ACRN exhibited significantly improved catalytic activity for the reduction of 4-NP and showed the high application value in the removal of toxic and harmful substances from water. In addition, the fabricated ACRN was used for the reduction of organic dyes and explosive pollutants to generate nontoxic products. Furthermore, the high charge redistribution and transfer among Ag, Cu2O and rGO in the ACRN induced the high catalytic reduction of organic pollutants, indicating the excellent potential of these materials for applications in water pollution treatment.
Keywords
Ag@Cu2O core-shell; rGO; 4-NP; chemical catalytic
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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