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MOF derived porous Co@C hexagonal-shaped prisms with high catalytic performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2016

Hui Li ,
Le Chi ,
Chao Yang ,
Liugen Zhang ,
Fan Yue  and
Jide Wang
Hui Li
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Le Chi
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Chao Yang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Liugen Zhang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Fan Yue
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
Jide Wang*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: awangjd@sina.cn
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Abstract

There has been a continuous call for active, durable, and low-cost catalysts for a range of catalysis reactions. In this paper, porous Co@C composed of uniformly dispersed Co metal nanoparticles in hexagonal-shaped prisms carbon matrix were fabricated by in situ pyrolysis of hexagonal-shaped prismatic Co-MOF-74 crystals. The obtained nanoporous carbons have a high surface area of 195.2 m2/g and a strong magnetic response, thereby realizing fast molecular diffusion of reactant and easy magnetic separation. The resulting Co@C catalyst show a superior and durable catalytic activity for reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP). Moreover, Co@C can be recycled and still retains more than 75% of its original catalytic activity after 6 cycles. Therefore, it is reasonable to believe that such Co@C nanocomposites have great potential as a highly efficient and low-cost heterogeneous catalyst. It is believed that MOFs can be used to produce other catalysts with high porosity and uniformly dispersed active sites.

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carbonizationcatalyticCo
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 31 , Issue 19 , 14 October 2016 , pp. 3069 - 3077
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