Green Synthesis and Photocatalytic Dye Degradation Activity of CuO Nanoparticles

Aroob, Sadia; Carabineiro, Sónia A. C.; Taj, Muhammad Babar; Bibi, Ismat; Raheel, Ahmad; Javed, Tariq; Yahya, Rana; Alelwani, Walla; Verpoort, Francis; Kamwilaisak, Khanita; Alfarraj, Saleh; Sillanpää, Mika

doi:10.3390/catal13030502

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Green Synthesis and Photocatalytic Dye Degradation Activity of CuO Nanoparticles

SASadia Aroob SASónia A. C. Carabineiro MBMuhammad Babar Taj IBIsmat Bibi ARAhmad Raheel

Islamia University of Bahawalpur · Rede de Química e Tecnologia · +10 more institutions

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The degradation of dyes is a difficult task due to their persistent and stable nature; therefore, developing materials with desirable properties to degrade dyes is an important area of research. In the present study, we propose a simple, one-pot mechanochemical approach to synthesize CuO nanoparticles (NPs) using the leaf extract of Seriphidium oliverianum, as a reducing and stabilizing agent. The CuO NPs were characterized via X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), photoluminescence (PL) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The photocatalytic activity of CuO NPs was monitored using ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy. The CuO NPs exhibited high potential for the…

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Methyl orange
Photocatalysis
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Degradation (telecommunications)
Materials science
Scanning electron microscope
Photoluminescence
Nanoparticle

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