Self-Supporting g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Nanosheets/Ag Nanoparticles Embedded onto Polyester Fabric as “Dip-Catalyst” for Synergic 4-Nitrophenol Hydrogenation
Herein, we report the design of a cost-effective catalyst with excellent recyclability, simple recuperation and facile recovery, and the examination between the reaction cycles via the development of self-supporting g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanosheets/Ag NPs polyester fab...
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| description | Herein, we report the design of a cost-effective catalyst with excellent recyclability, simple recuperation and facile recovery, and the examination between the reaction cycles via the development of self-supporting g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanosheets/Ag NPs polyester fabric (PES) using a simple, facile and efficient approach. PES fabrics were coated via a sono-coating method with carbon nitride nanosheets (GCNN) along with an in situ setting of Ag nanoparticles on PES coated GCNN surface producing PES-GCNN/Ag<sup>0</sup>. The elaborated textile-based materials were fully characterized using FTIR, <sup>13</sup>C NMR, XRD, TGA, SEM, EDX, etc. Catalytic performance of the designed “Dip-Catalyst” demonstrated that the as-prepared PES-GCCN/Ag<sup>0</sup> has effectively catalyzed the hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in the presence of NaBH4. The 3 × 3 cm<sup>2</sup> PES-GCNN/Ag<sup>0</sup> showed the best catalytic activity, displaying an apparent rate constant (Kapp) equal to 0.43 min<sup>−1</sup> and more than 10 reusability cycles, suggesting that the prepared catalyst-based PES fabric can be a strong nominee for sustainable chemical catalysis. Moreover, the coated fabrics exhibited appreciable antibacterial capacity against <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> (<i>S. epidermidis</i>) and <i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>). The present study opens up new opportunities for the future design of a low cost and large-scale process of functional fabrics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5fd4914050ad4f69970da62d2102943f2023-11-23T07:35:02ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442021-12-011112153310.3390/catal11121533Self-Supporting g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Nanosheets/Ag Nanoparticles Embedded onto Polyester Fabric as “Dip-Catalyst” for Synergic 4-Nitrophenol HydrogenationAbdallah Amedlous0Mohammed Majdoub1Zakaria Anfar2Elhassan Amaterz3Laboratory of Materials, Catalysis & Valorization of Natural Resources, Hassan II University, Casablanca 20000, MoroccoLaboratory of Materials, Catalysis & Valorization of Natural Resources, Hassan II University, Casablanca 20000, MoroccoLaboratory of Materials & Environment, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir 80000, MoroccoLaboratory of Materials & Environment, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir 80000, MoroccoHerein, we report the design of a cost-effective catalyst with excellent recyclability, simple recuperation and facile recovery, and the examination between the reaction cycles via the development of self-supporting g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanosheets/Ag NPs polyester fabric (PES) using a simple, facile and efficient approach. PES fabrics were coated via a sono-coating method with carbon nitride nanosheets (GCNN) along with an in situ setting of Ag nanoparticles on PES coated GCNN surface producing PES-GCNN/Ag<sup>0</sup>. The elaborated textile-based materials were fully characterized using FTIR, <sup>13</sup>C NMR, XRD, TGA, SEM, EDX, etc. Catalytic performance of the designed “Dip-Catalyst” demonstrated that the as-prepared PES-GCCN/Ag<sup>0</sup> has effectively catalyzed the hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) in the presence of NaBH4. The 3 × 3 cm<sup>2</sup> PES-GCNN/Ag<sup>0</sup> showed the best catalytic activity, displaying an apparent rate constant (Kapp) equal to 0.43 min<sup>−1</sup> and more than 10 reusability cycles, suggesting that the prepared catalyst-based PES fabric can be a strong nominee for sustainable chemical catalysis. Moreover, the coated fabrics exhibited appreciable antibacterial capacity against <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> (<i>S. epidermidis</i>) and <i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>). The present study opens up new opportunities for the future design of a low cost and large-scale process of functional fabrics.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/12/1533PES fabricsgraphitic carbon nitrideAg nanoparticles4-nitrophenol hydrogenationdip-catalyst |
| spellingShingle | Abdallah Amedlous Mohammed Majdoub Zakaria Anfar Elhassan Amaterz Self-Supporting g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Nanosheets/Ag Nanoparticles Embedded onto Polyester Fabric as “Dip-Catalyst” for Synergic 4-Nitrophenol Hydrogenation Catalysts PES fabrics graphitic carbon nitride Ag nanoparticles 4-nitrophenol hydrogenation dip-catalyst |
| title | Self-Supporting g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Nanosheets/Ag Nanoparticles Embedded onto Polyester Fabric as “Dip-Catalyst” for Synergic 4-Nitrophenol Hydrogenation |
| title_full | Self-Supporting g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Nanosheets/Ag Nanoparticles Embedded onto Polyester Fabric as “Dip-Catalyst” for Synergic 4-Nitrophenol Hydrogenation |
| title_fullStr | Self-Supporting g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Nanosheets/Ag Nanoparticles Embedded onto Polyester Fabric as “Dip-Catalyst” for Synergic 4-Nitrophenol Hydrogenation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-Supporting g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Nanosheets/Ag Nanoparticles Embedded onto Polyester Fabric as “Dip-Catalyst” for Synergic 4-Nitrophenol Hydrogenation |
| title_short | Self-Supporting g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Nanosheets/Ag Nanoparticles Embedded onto Polyester Fabric as “Dip-Catalyst” for Synergic 4-Nitrophenol Hydrogenation |
| title_sort | self supporting g c sub 3 sub n sub 4 sub nanosheets ag nanoparticles embedded onto polyester fabric as dip catalyst for synergic 4 nitrophenol hydrogenation |
| topic | PES fabrics graphitic carbon nitride Ag nanoparticles 4-nitrophenol hydrogenation dip-catalyst |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/12/1533 |
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