Synthesis of Ultra-Small Platinum, Palladium and Gold Nanoparticles by Shewanella loihica PV-4 Electrochemically Active Biofilm and Their Enhanced Catalytic Activities

Elaf Ahmed, Shafeer Kalathil, Le Shi, Ohoud Alharbi, Renyuan Li, Noor A. Zaouri, Peng Wang

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Abstract

Ultra-small nanoparticles (USNPs) of noble metals have a great potential in a variety of applications due to their high surface areas and high reactivity. This works employed electrochemically active biofilms (EABs) composed of a single bacterium strain of Shewanella loihica PV-4 and successfully synthesized USNPs of noble metal Au, Pd, and Pt. The synthesized USNPs had a size range between 2 and 7 nm and exhibited excellent catalytic performance in dye decomposition. The results of this work shine lights on the use of EABs in nanoparticle synthesis.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)919-929
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Saudi Chemical Society
Volume22
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 21 2018

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