@article { ISI:000311350000013,
	title = {Simple one pot synthesis of nano gold-mesoporous silica and its oxidation catalysis},
	journal = {Catalysis Today},
	volume = {198},
	number = {1, SI},
	year = {2012},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {92-97},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>A simple one pot synthesis strategy using a non ionic triblock copolymer P123 as reducing as well as templating agent has been employed to prepare nano gold particles incorporated in the pores of mesoporous silica catalyst. The catalyst is characterized by XRD, nitrogen adsorption desorption isotherms at 77 K and TEM. The presence of small gold nanopartilces (similar to 2-4 nm) clearly demonstrated that this strategy can be effective in incorporating Au inside mesochannels. The catalyst reduced at 300 degrees C in H-2 was found to be active for oxidation reactions, such as CO oxidation, and benzyl alcohol. (C) 2012 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Alcohol oxidation, CO oxidation, Gold catalysis, Mesoporous silica},
	issn = {0920-5861},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cattod.2012.05.053},
	author = {Sekhar, A. C. Sunil and Sivaranjani, Kumarsrinivasan and Gopinath, Chinnakonda S. and Vinod, C. P.}
}
@article { ISI:000349088000020,
	title = {Oxidation catalysis by large trisoctahedral gold nanoparticles: Mind the step!},
	journal = {Catalysis Today},
	volume = {244},
	year = {2015},
	month = {APR},
	pages = {177-183},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>To understand the origin of catalysis by gold and to probe the role of defects and interfaces, benchmark reactions namely CO oxidation and benzyl alcohol oxidation were carried out on supported trisoctahedral gold nanoparticles and on the inverse catalyst system. The sizes of these particles which are between 45 nm and 110 nm, are well beyond the quantum size regime and well above the optimum size range where gold is considered to be catalytically active. The periodic steps sites in contact with oxide support interface were able to promote the reaction. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {CO oxidation, Defects, Gold catalysis, Inverse catalysta, Steps and kinks},
	issn = {0920-5861},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cattod.2014.02.049},
	author = {Sreedhala, S. and Sudheeshkumar, V. and Vinod, C. P.}
}
