Catalytic exercise of C60 fullerene nanowhisker-silver nanoprism composite for discount of 2-nitrophenol: Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures: Vol 0, No 0

Summary

A silver nanoprism resolution was ready by reacting silver nitrate (AgNO₃), trisodium citrate dihydrate (C₆H₅Na₃O₇·2H₂O), sodium borohydride (NaBH₄), and ascorbic acid (C₆H₈O₆) in distilled water. The profitable formation of the silver nanoprisms was confirmed by UV–seen spectroscopy contemplating the 350–400 nm and 600–650 nm wavelength ranges. The C₆₀ fullerene nanowhisker–silver nanoprism composite was synthesized by a liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation (LLIP) methodology utilizing C₆₀-saturated toluene, the silver nanoprism resolution, and isopropyl alcohol and characterised by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Its catalytic exercise was assessed for the discount of 2-nitrophenol by monitoring the response by UV–vis spectroscopy. A kinetics research was performed, which indicated that the C₆₀ fullerene nanowhisker-silver nanoprism composite catalyzed discount of 2-nitrophenol follows a pseudo-first-order response.