Table 5 Comparison of catalytic reduction of MB and 4-NP in the presence of various catalysts.

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Catalyst (× 10–3 g)

COP (mL, ppm)

NaBH4 (mL, M)

Time (min)

kc (min−1)

Refs.

MPD-Cu (0.4)a

MB (0.1, 200)

(0.66, 3)

5

1.44

68

Cu(NPs)/β-CCP (10)b

MB (2, 166)

(0.50, 0.04)

4

0.57

69

AgMoOS (10)

MB (100, 20)

(2.0, 0.2)

6

0.541

70

NC-AgNPs (50)

MB (2, 20)

(0.95, 0.005)

150

0.16

71

Ag-MIL-101 (3)

MB (50, 50)

(10, 0.1)

7

0.58

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Co/PCNS (0.1)

4-NP (2, 20)

(11, 0.125)

7

0.31

72

AgMoOS (10)

4-NP (100, 20)

(2, 0.2)

18

0.136

70

Cu-NP/C (4.0)

4-NP (1.5, 27.8)

(1.5, 0.02)

6

0.3

73

Cu/MC (0.5)

4-NP (6, 42)

(2, 0.5)

5

0.96

74

Ag-MIL-101 (4)

4-NP (50, 50)

(10, 0.1)

6

0.6

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  1. aMagnetic polydopamine-Cu nanoflowers, bCu(NPs)/β-Chitin/dicalcium phosphate, cRate constant.