title: Super-hydrophobic yolk-shell nanostructure with enhanced catalytic performance in the reduction of hydrophobic nitroaromatic compounds.
abstract: A self-templating method to fabricate a super-hydrophobic yolk-shell nano-reactor was reported. Metal nanoparticles were encapsulated in the porous super-hydrophobic shell. This super-hydrophobic catalyst showed excellent performance in the reduction of nitroaromatic compounds in aqueous phase and a positive correlation was found between the reaction rate and the hydrophobicity of the substrate.
authors.affiliation: Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China. xujie@dicp.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jiping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008958:Models, Molecular; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D016062:Porosity; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D012821:Silanes; C556439:isobutyltrimethoxysilane; D006046:Gold