The catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol using MoS2/ZnO nanocomposite

Title

The catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol using MoS2/ZnO nanocomposite

Creator

R M.; UC J.R.J.; Pinheiro D.; Devi KR S.

Description

Nanocomposite MoS2/ZnO was prepared by an exfoliation process and characterized. A flower-like morphology was obtained for the hybrid where uniformly spread ZnO is stacked over thin layers of MoS2. A tight interface between the two components coupled with the energy band bending at the junction has resulted in a high activity of the composite towards the reduction of 4-nitrophenol. A complete reduction to 4-aminophenol from 4-nitrophenol took place within 15 min under the optimized conditions. The catalyst has a recyclability of six times without any perceptible decrease in the catalytic activity. 2022 The Author(s)

Source

Applied Surface Science Advances, Vol-10

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

Elsevier B.V.

Subject

4-nitrophenol; Catalytic reduction; Molybdenum disulfide; Nanocomposite; Zinc oxide

Coverage

R M., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; UC J.R.J., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Pinheiro D., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Devi KR S., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India

Rights

All Open Access; Gold Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 26665239

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsadv.2022.100265

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