Reactions of alkyl peroxyl radicals with metal nanoparticles in aqueous solutions

Ronen Bar-Ziv, Israel Zilbermann, Tomer Zidki, Haim Cohen, Dan Meyerstein

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Abstract

Methyl-peroxyl radicals react with Au 0 and Ag 0 nanoparticles (NPs) in aqueous suspensions in fast reaction with rate constants which approach the diffusion-controlled limit. The transients thus formed decompose via heterolysis of the O-O bond resulting in the oxidation of the NPs and formation of methanol.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3281-3286
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume113
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Feb 2009

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