Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of biomaterial-supported copper nanoparticles
Synthesis of copper nanoparticles was carried out with nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) as a support by reducing CuSO4·5H2O ions using hydrazine. Ascorbic acid and aqueous NaOH were also used as an antioxidant and pH controller, respectively. The synthesized copper nanoparticles supported on NCC (CuN...
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| author | Musa, Aminu Ahmad, Mansor Hussein, Mohd Zobir Saiman, Mohd Izham Abubakar Sani, Hannatu |
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| description | Synthesis of copper nanoparticles was carried out with nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) as a support by reducing CuSO4·5H2O ions using hydrazine. Ascorbic acid and aqueous NaOH were also used as an antioxidant and pH controller, respectively. The synthesized copper nanoparticles supported on NCC (CuNPs@NCC) were characterized by UV–vis, XRD, TEM, XRF, TGA, DSC, N2 adsorption-desorption method at 77 K and FTIR. The UV–vis confirmed the formation and stability of the CuNPs, which indicated that the maximum absorbance of CuNPs@NCC was at 590 nm due to the surface plasmon absorption of CuNPs. Morphological characterization clearly showed the formation of a spherical structure of the CuNPs with the mean diameter and standard deviation of 2.71 ± 1.12 nm. Similarly, XRD showed that the synthesized CuNPs@NCC was of high purity. The thermal analysis showed that the CuNPs@NCC exhibited better thermal behaviors than NCC. BET surface area revealed that the N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms of CuNPs@NCC featured a type IV isotherm with an H3 hysterisis loop. This chemical method is simple, cost effective, and environmentally friendly. Compared to NCC-supported CuNPs and unsupported CuNPs, the as-prepared CuNPs@NCC exhibit a superior catalytic activity and high sustainability for the reduction of methylene blue with NaBH4 in aqueous solution at room temperature. The CuNPs@NCC achieved complete reduction of MB with completion time, rate constant and correlation coefficient (R 2) of 12 min, 0.7421 min−1 and 0.9922, respectively. |
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| spelling | upm-628332022-11-10T06:59:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62833/ Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of biomaterial-supported copper nanoparticles Musa, Aminu Ahmad, Mansor Hussein, Mohd Zobir Saiman, Mohd Izham Abubakar Sani, Hannatu Synthesis of copper nanoparticles was carried out with nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) as a support by reducing CuSO4·5H2O ions using hydrazine. Ascorbic acid and aqueous NaOH were also used as an antioxidant and pH controller, respectively. The synthesized copper nanoparticles supported on NCC (CuNPs@NCC) were characterized by UV–vis, XRD, TEM, XRF, TGA, DSC, N2 adsorption-desorption method at 77 K and FTIR. The UV–vis confirmed the formation and stability of the CuNPs, which indicated that the maximum absorbance of CuNPs@NCC was at 590 nm due to the surface plasmon absorption of CuNPs. Morphological characterization clearly showed the formation of a spherical structure of the CuNPs with the mean diameter and standard deviation of 2.71 ± 1.12 nm. Similarly, XRD showed that the synthesized CuNPs@NCC was of high purity. The thermal analysis showed that the CuNPs@NCC exhibited better thermal behaviors than NCC. BET surface area revealed that the N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms of CuNPs@NCC featured a type IV isotherm with an H3 hysterisis loop. This chemical method is simple, cost effective, and environmentally friendly. Compared to NCC-supported CuNPs and unsupported CuNPs, the as-prepared CuNPs@NCC exhibit a superior catalytic activity and high sustainability for the reduction of methylene blue with NaBH4 in aqueous solution at room temperature. The CuNPs@NCC achieved complete reduction of MB with completion time, rate constant and correlation coefficient (R 2) of 12 min, 0.7421 min−1 and 0.9922, respectively. Springer 2016-08 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62833/1/Preparation%2C%20characterization%20and%20catalytic%20.pdf Musa, Aminu and Ahmad, Mansor and Hussein, Mohd Zobir and Saiman, Mohd Izham and Abubakar Sani, Hannatu (2016) Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of biomaterial-supported copper nanoparticles. Research on Chemical Intermediates, 43. pp. 801-815. ISSN 1568-5675; ESSN: 0922-6168 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11164-016-2665-x 10.1007/s11164-016-2665-x |
| spellingShingle | Musa, Aminu Ahmad, Mansor Hussein, Mohd Zobir Saiman, Mohd Izham Abubakar Sani, Hannatu Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of biomaterial-supported copper nanoparticles |
| title | Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of biomaterial-supported copper nanoparticles |
| title_full | Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of biomaterial-supported copper nanoparticles |
| title_fullStr | Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of biomaterial-supported copper nanoparticles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of biomaterial-supported copper nanoparticles |
| title_short | Preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of biomaterial-supported copper nanoparticles |
| title_sort | preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of biomaterial-supported copper nanoparticles |
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