Metal Nanoparticles as Green Catalysts

Nanoparticles play a significant role in various fields ranging from electronics to composite materials development. Among them, metal nanoparticles have attracted much attention in recent decades due to their high surface area, selectivity, tunable morphologies, and remarkable catalytic activity. I...

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Main Authors: Neel Narayan, Ashokkumar Meiyazhagan, Robert Vajtai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/21/3602
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Summary:Nanoparticles play a significant role in various fields ranging from electronics to composite materials development. Among them, metal nanoparticles have attracted much attention in recent decades due to their high surface area, selectivity, tunable morphologies, and remarkable catalytic activity. In this review, we discuss various possibilities for the synthesis of different metal nanoparticles; specifically, we address some of the green synthesis approaches. In the second part of the paper, we review the catalytic performance of the most commonly used metal nanoparticles and we explore a few roadblocks to the commercialization of the developed metal nanoparticles as efficient catalysts.
ISSN:1996-1944