Sonochemically synthesized mono and bimetallic Au-Ag reduced graphene oxide based nanocomposites with enhanced catalytic activity

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1948-1953

  Neppolian, Bernaurdshaw ^a,b   Wang, Chang ^b   Ashokkumar, Muthupandian ^b  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

4 Nitrophenol; Ag graphene oxide; Au Ag graphene oxide; Au graphene oxide; Sonochemical reduction

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SONOCHEMISTRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

4-NITROPHENOL; BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; ENHANCED CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SONOCHEMICAL REDUCTION; UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

4 NITROPHENOL; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; MACROGOL; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84904039312     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2014.02.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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