Preparation of halloysite nanotube-supported gold nanocomposite for solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Fu, Xiaobo Ding, Zhan Zhang, Xuan Weng, Wanliang Xu, Yongjun Liao, Junxu Xie, Zhenkui
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Gold nanoparticles supported on halloysite nanotubes (Au/HNTs) were prepared by a homogeneous deposition-precipitation method. The specific characteristics of the catalyst were characterized in detail, in relation to their performance for solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol. The particular structure of the catalyst resulted in high catalytic activity and stability compared with other supported gold catalysts. The enhanced catalytic activity of the Au/HNTs catalyst was mainly attributed to the presence of a higher amount of oxidized gold species and the tubular structure of the HNTs.
ISSN	19317573
Journal	Nanoscale Research Letters
Volume Number	9
PubMed Central reference number	PMC4051154
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	24948899
e-ISSN	1556276X
DOI	10.1186/1556-276x-9-282
Language	English
Publisher	Springer
Publisher Date	2014-06-02
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. Copyright © 2014 Fu et al.; licensee Springer.
Subject Keyword	Nanocomposites Microstructure Oxidation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Materials Science