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Enhanced catalytic activity without the use of an external light source using microwave-synthesized CuO nanopetals.

ABSTRACT: We report enhanced catalytic activity of CuO nanopetals synthesized by microwave-assisted wet chemical synthesis. The catalytic reaction of CuO nanopetals and H₂O₂ was studied with the application of external light source and also under dark conditions for the degradation of the hazardous dye methylene blue. The CuO nanopetals showed significant catalytic activity for the fast degradation of methylene blue and rhodamine B (RhB) under dark conditions, without the application of an external light source. This increased catalytic activity was attributed to the co-operative role of H₂O₂ and the large specific surface area (?40 m²·g^-1) of the nanopetals. We propose a detail mechanism for this fast degradation. A separate study of the effect of different H₂O₂ concentrations for the degradation of methylene blue under dark conditions is also illustrated.

SUBMITTER: Lakhotiya G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5480358 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Enhanced catalytic activity without the use of an external light source using microwave-synthesized CuO nanopetals.

Lakhotiya Govinda G Bajaj Sonal S Nayak Arpan Kumar AK Pradhan Debabrata D Tekade Pradip P Rana Abhimanyu A

Beilstein journal of nanotechnology 20170530

We report enhanced catalytic activity of CuO nanopetals synthesized by microwave-assisted wet chemical synthesis. The catalytic reaction of CuO nanopetals and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> was studied with the application of external light source and also under dark conditions for the degradation of the hazardous dye methylene blue. The CuO nanopetals showed significant catalytic activity for the fast degradation of methylene blue and rhodamine B (RhB) under dark conditions, without the application ...[more]

PMID: 28685117

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Enhanced catalytic activity without the use of an external light source using microwave-synthesized CuO nanopetals.

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Enhanced catalytic activity without the use of an external light source using microwave-synthesized CuO nanopetals.

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