Biosynthesis of Au nanoparticles supported on FeO@polyaniline as a heterogeneous and reusable magnetic nanocatalyst for reduction of the azo dyes at ambient temperature.

In this research Au nanoparticles, supported on FeO@polyaniline as a magnetic nanocatalyst, was synthesized and its performance has been evaluated to reduce Methylene Blue (MB) and Methyl Orange (MO) from aqueous solutions. Gold nanoparticles, as a nanocatalyst with excellent activity, were prepared through the reduction of Au using a wild herbal extract (Allium Sp) without any toxic chemical compounds and harmful materials. The synthesized FeO@PANI-Au magnetic nanocatalyst was characterized by different instruments. To investigate the effect of nanocatalyst concentration on the degradation rate of azo dyes, two different catalyst concentrations were used at ambient temperature. According to the carried out calculations, degradation reaction of azo dyes with NaBH in presence of the nanocatalyst is 10 to 10 times faster than degradation without using the catalyst.