Azeotropic distillation assisted fabrication of silver nanocages and their catalytic property for reduction of 4-nitrophenol

• DOI: 10.1039/c4cc07629j
• Publication Date: 2014-11-19T13:34:05Z
• Authors: Jianzhong Min; Fei Wang; Yunliang Cai; Shuai Liang; Zhenwei Zhang; Xingmao Jiang
• Keywords: Nanocages; 4-Nitrophenol; Selective catalytic reduction; Nitrophenol

Monodisperse silver nanocages (AgNCs) with specific interiors were successfully synthesized by an azeotropic distillation (AD) assisted method and exhibited excellent catalytic activities for reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) into 4-aminophenol (4-AP) due to the unique hollow morphology small thickness shell.