Carbon-protected Au nanoparticles supported on mesoporous TiO2 for catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol†
Abstract
With the introduction of carbon on Au/TiO2, the reaction rate of C/Au/TiO2 increased by 29% and the stability was enhanced by about 3 times more than Au/TiO2 in the p-nitrophenol reduction reaction. Carbon species enhanced the stability of Au nanoparticles and also increase the organic reactants adsorptive ability.