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Facile synthesis of polyaniline using gold catalyst
Abstract.
The oxidative polymerization of aniline was investigated using H2O2 as an oxidant and metallic gold as
a catalyst. In the form of colloidal nanoparticles, gold produces the conductive polyaniline only in a low
yield, whereas when supported on carbon and titania, it improves the polymerisation reaction. For an
Au/TiO2 catalyst, a synergistic effect between the metal and the support has been demonstrated that
allows the production of polyaniline at high yield (70%). Morphological aspects, derived by TEM and SEM
techniques, allow identification of the polymeric material in form of nanospheres 45–600 nm in diameter.
Keywords:
Catalysis
Conductive polymer
Gold
Polyaniline
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