Low-temperature phyto-synthesis of copper oxide nanosheets: Its catalytic effect and application for colorimetric sensing

Publication date: Available online 15 May 2019Source: Materials Science and Engineering: CAuthor(s): Mojgan Kamali, Fayezeh Samari, Fatemeh SedaghatiAbstractThe last decade has seen a remarkable detonation in modifying chemical processes for nanomaterial synthesis to make them ‘green’. Owing to the unique properties of nanomaterial and with regard to environmental issues, in this study, a new alternative and fast eco-friendly approach for the synthesis of copper oxide nanosheets (CuO-NSs) using Terminalia catappa (Indian almond) leaf extract as a renewable and non-toxic reducing agent and efficient stabilizer was reported. It is noteworthy to mention that the present fabrication process can open up the possibility of fast, low cost and high efficiency synthesis of CuO nanostructures with an interesting morphology of nanosheets at ambient temperature and pressure. Optimization of important factors such as pH, quantity of leaf extract, copper precursor concentration, incubation time and temperature on the formation of CuO-NSs were investigated. The formation of bioreduced CuO-NSs was certified by UV–Vis spectroscopy, XRD, TEM analysis and FT-IR spectroscopy. Due to good stability, and excellent catalytic activity of the synthesized CuO-NSs, they are exerted to degrade of MB dye in water as a model color pollutant in the presence of NaBH4 at room temperature. Furthermore, color properties of CuO nanostructures aid us to apply these biosynthesized nanomaterials in the desig...
Source: Materials Science and Engineering: C - Category: Materials Science Source Type: research