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. 2016 Jun 4;6(6):103. doi: 10.3390/nano6060103

Table 3.

Comparisons of the apparent rate constant (Ka) for 4-NP reduction over various catalysts.

Catalysts Reaction Conditions 1 Ka 2/10−3 s−1 References
NiPt-0.6% (Ni: 36.98 wt % Pt: 0.347 wt %) 15.5 mg, 2 mM, 25 °C, 0.25 M 18.82 This work
Pd0.05/G 4 mg, 0.3 mM, 25 °C, 0.1 M 36.5 [1]
Ir/IrOx -, 20 mM, 25 °C, 0.2 M 2.57 [2]
230 nm Ni/SiO2 MHMs (Ni: 14.6 wt %) 3 mg, 5 mM, 25 °C, 0.2 M 4.5 [4]
Ni NPs 3 mg, 0.1mM, 20 °C, 0.2 M 2.7 [6]
Pd-Fe3O4 (1.2 wt %) 10 mg, 21.56 mM, 25 °C, 0.1 MPa - [7]
DPNs -, 2 mM, 25 °C, 0.3 M 0.75 [11]
Ni/TiO2 400 mg, -, 100 °C, 1.5 MPa - [14]
Ni/SiO2@Au MHMs 4 mg, 5 mM, 25 °C, 0.2 M 10 [15]
RGO/PtNi (25:75) 3 mg, 5 mM, 25 °C, 1.5 M 1.12 [35]
TAC-Ag-1.0 0.004 mg, 0.103 mM, 25 °C, 0.3 M 5.19 [38]
Au-Cu alloy NP 50 mg, -, 60 °C, - - [39]
Pt/γ-Al2O3 (2.7 wt %) 0.5 mg, 1 mM, 22 °C, 0.1M 0.53 [40]
Ni-Pt (96:4) 0.004 mg, 0.085 mM, 25 °C, 0.012 M 1.93 [42]
AuNPs/SNTs 8 mg, 0.12 mM, 25 °C, 0.005 M 10.64 [43]
AuNP/CeO2 (Au: 0.031 mg) 10 mg, 0.12 mM, 25 °C, 0.005 M 2.25 [44]

1 Reaction conditions follow the order of amount of catalyst, the initial concentration of 4-NP, temperature, H2 pressure/the concentration of NaBH4; 2 Ka: Apparent rate constant.