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Synthesis and Characterization of Highly Efficient Nickel Nanocatalysts and Their Use in Degradation of Organic Dyes

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The present study describes the synthesis of highly active and ordered structures of nickel nanocatalysts by a facile, green, and economically viable approach. The study reveals efficient catalytic activity for the degradation of a number of toxic organic dyes, such as eosin-B (EB), rose bengal (RB), eriochrome black-T (ECBT), and methylene blue (MB). The stable ordered nickel nanostructure (Ni NSs) arrays were prepared via a modified hydrazine reduction route with unique and controlled morphologies in a lyotropic liquid crystalline medium using a nonionic surfactant (Triton X-100). Characterization and optimization studies for the fabricated Ni NSs involving their surface binding interactions, size, and morphologies were carried out using UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Source: International Journal of Metals

DOI: 10.1155/2014/126103

Authors: Nazar Hussain Kalwar, Sirajuddin, Razium Ali Soomro, Syed Tufail Hussain Sherazi, Keith Richard Hallam, Abdul Rauf Khaskheli

Institutions: University of Sindh, National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Bristol, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University

Language: English

Topic: Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: University of Bristol, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, University of Sindh, National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh

OpenAlex ID: W1997148103