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Design of a Carbon Nanotube/Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based Peroxidase-Like Nanocomplex and Its Application for Highly Efficient Catalytic Oxidation of Phenols

Show Author's Information Xiaolei Zuo,  Cheng Peng,  Qing Huang,  Shiping Song,  Lihua Wang,  Di Li,  Chunhai Fan( )
Shanghai Institute of Applied PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai201800China
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catalysis, Carbon nanotubes, magnetic nanoparticles, peroxidase, phenol
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Zuo X, Peng C, Huang Q, et al. Design of a Carbon Nanotube/Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based Peroxidase-Like Nanocomplex and Its Application for Highly Efficient Catalytic Oxidation of Phenols. Nano Research, 2009, 2(8): 617-623. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-009-9062-3
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We report a novel nanotechnology-based approach for the highly efficient catalytic oxidation of phenols and their removal from wastewater. We use a nanocomplex made of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). This nanocomplex retains the magnetic properties of individual MNPs and can be effectively separated under an external magnetic field. More importantly, the formation of the nanocomplex enhances the intrinsic peroxidase-like activity of the MNPs that can catalyze the reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Significantly, in the presence of H2O2, this nanocomplex catalyzes the oxidation of phenols with high efficiency, generating insoluble polyaromatic products that can be readily separated from water.


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Design of a Carbon Nanotube/Magnetic Nanoparticle-Based Peroxidase-Like Nanocomplex and Its Application for Highly Efficient Catalytic Oxidation of Phenols

Show Author's information Xiaolei Zuo, Cheng Peng, Qing Huang, Shiping Song, Lihua Wang, Di Li, Chunhai Fan( )
Shanghai Institute of Applied PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai201800China

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We report a novel nanotechnology-based approach for the highly efficient catalytic oxidation of phenols and their removal from wastewater. We use a nanocomplex made of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). This nanocomplex retains the magnetic properties of individual MNPs and can be effectively separated under an external magnetic field. More importantly, the formation of the nanocomplex enhances the intrinsic peroxidase-like activity of the MNPs that can catalyze the reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Significantly, in the presence of H2O2, this nanocomplex catalyzes the oxidation of phenols with high efficiency, generating insoluble polyaromatic products that can be readily separated from water.

Keywords: catalysis, Carbon nanotubes, magnetic nanoparticles, peroxidase, phenol

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Received: 30 March 2009
Revised: 08 May 2009
Accepted: 19 May 2009
Published: 01 August 2009
Issue date: August 2009

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We thank Prof. Jun Hu for helpful discussion. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (20873175 and 20725516), the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Science and Technology (0752nm021), and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2006CB933000, 2007CB936000, and 2007AA06A406).

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