Continuous-flow microreactors offer increased reactivity and reusability via unique reaction pathways to address a wide range of practical nanocatalysis problems.However,only limited platforms exist to employ these mi...Continuous-flow microreactors offer increased reactivity and reusability via unique reaction pathways to address a wide range of practical nanocatalysis problems.However,only limited platforms exist to employ these microreactors for versatile nanocatalytic reactions.In this work,we conformally anchored nickel oxide(Ni O)nanosheets onto quartz fibers(QFs),which exhibited a high catalytic activity using the hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol(4-NP)as a model reaction in a batch reaction study.More importantly,we demonstrated that fiber-based QF@Ni O composites(e.g.,cotton,fabric,belt,felt)can be integrated as versatile platforms to develop microreactors for continuous-flow catalytic applications including hydrogenation reactions and dyecatalyzed degradation.This fiber-based three-dimensional(3 D)nanocatalyst architecture effectively drives continuous-flow catalytic reactions with unprecedented efficiency due to the easy diffusion of reactant molecules into the fibrous structure,allowing contact with catalytic active sites.Our approach to continuous-flow microreactor design uses surface hybridization as a guideline to immobilize nanocatalysts onto the QFs.These QF-based platforms,coupled with rational design,are expected to be applied to a wide range of nanocatalytic reactions.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52003043)the Shanghai Pujiang Program(20PJ1400400)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(21D110607)。
文摘Continuous-flow microreactors offer increased reactivity and reusability via unique reaction pathways to address a wide range of practical nanocatalysis problems.However,only limited platforms exist to employ these microreactors for versatile nanocatalytic reactions.In this work,we conformally anchored nickel oxide(Ni O)nanosheets onto quartz fibers(QFs),which exhibited a high catalytic activity using the hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol(4-NP)as a model reaction in a batch reaction study.More importantly,we demonstrated that fiber-based QF@Ni O composites(e.g.,cotton,fabric,belt,felt)can be integrated as versatile platforms to develop microreactors for continuous-flow catalytic applications including hydrogenation reactions and dyecatalyzed degradation.This fiber-based three-dimensional(3 D)nanocatalyst architecture effectively drives continuous-flow catalytic reactions with unprecedented efficiency due to the easy diffusion of reactant molecules into the fibrous structure,allowing contact with catalytic active sites.Our approach to continuous-flow microreactor design uses surface hybridization as a guideline to immobilize nanocatalysts onto the QFs.These QF-based platforms,coupled with rational design,are expected to be applied to a wide range of nanocatalytic reactions.