@article { ISI:000243163000080,
	title = {Au-Pt nanoparticles in amine functionalized MCM-41: catalytic evaluation in hydrogenation reactions},
	journal = {Catalysis Communications},
	volume = {8},
	number = {3},
	year = {2007},
	month = {MAR},
	pages = {629-634},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	type = {Article},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>Nano-sized Au-Pt nanoparticles (Au-Pt-bi-MNPs) have been synthesized by the simultaneous reduction of HAuCl4 and HPtCl6 by NaBH4 inside the channels of amine functionalized Si-MCM-41 (NH2-Si-MCM-41) at ambient conditions. These materials were characterized using chemical analysis, UV-vis, XPS, XRD, FT-IR, Surface area and TEM analysis. The size of these alloyed nanoparticles (bi-MNPs) were found in the range of 2-4 nm. These nanoparticles were evaluated to study their catalytic activities towards hydrogenation of aromatic nitro compounds. The catalytic activity of the Au-Pt bi-MNPs was found to be superior to monometallic An nanoparticles. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier B.V.</p>},
	keywords = {amine-functionalized MCM-41, Au-Pt nanoparticles, Catalytic hydrogenation},
	issn = {1566-7367},
	doi = {10.1016/j.catcom.2006.03.004},
	author = {Joseph, Trissa and Kumar, K. Vijay and Ramaswamy, A. V. and Halligudi, Shivaraj B.}
}
