The confinement effect on the activity of Au NPs in polyol oxidation

Alberto Villa, Di Wang, Carine E. Chan-Thaw, Sebastiano Campisi, Gabriel M. Veith, Laura Prati

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Abstract

We demonstrate a confinement effect where gold nanoparticles trapped within N-functionalized carbon nanofibers (N-CNFs) are more active for polyol oxidation and promote selectivity towards di-acid products, whereas AuNPs trapped on the surface produce as a major by-product the one derived from C-C cleavage. The behaviour of NPs confined inside the N-CNF channels can be attributed to a different, possibly multiple, coordination of glycerol on the active site.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)598-601
Number of pages4
JournalCatalysis Science and Technology
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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