Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol as a Model Reaction for Nanocatalysis

Application of Nanotechnology in Water Research

Volumn 9781118496305, Issue , 2014, Pages 333-405

  Noh, Jihyang ^a   Meijboom, Reinout ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

4 nitrophenol reduction; Kinetics; Mechanism; Nanocatalyst

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; PRECIOUS METALS; REACTION KINETICS; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE;

% REDUCTIONS; 4-NITROPHENOL; 4-NITROPHENOL REDUCTIONS; DIFFERENT SIZES; METAL NANOCOMPOSITES; MODEL REACTIONS; NANO-CATALYST; NANOCATALYSIS; PROPERTY; SHAPE AND SIZE;

NANOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84927161388     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118939314.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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