Temperature‐Dependent Study of Catalytic Ag Nanoparticles Entrapped Resin Nanocomposite towards Reduction of 4‐Nitrophenol.

Noble metal assisted catalytic activity is a renounced adopted strategy since long times. Herein, we report an arresting of silver nanoparticles onto solid surface resin matrix in order to perform catalytic activity taking by 4‐nitrophenol as a model feed agent. The surface decoration has been evidenced by electron microscopy techniques. The superiority of this resin‐confined Ag nanoparticle based catalyst lies in their fast reduction and wide range of working temperature. The thermodynamic parameters related to activation energy, temperature dependency, and reusability can make this a suitable 'easy to install' all‐solid‐state fabricated catalytic membrane device. A facile approach of altering surface chemistry of a polymeric resin to attain diversification in physico‐chemical properties was developed. This study spotlighted on modification of pyrogallol resin using nanoparticles to fabricate organic‐inorganic nanocomposites which can establish a new era in the field of heterogeneous catalytic applications. we reported the behavior of metal‐resin nanocomposite towards catalytic reduction of 4‐nitrophenol at room temperature and at higher temperatures.The catalytic reduction reaction has very much important as hazardous pollutant converted into non‐toxic significant product. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]