Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) are interesting class of materials having multifunctional properties with promising applications in the areas of catalysts, gas sensors, batteries, magnetic storage media, solar energy, superconductors etc. Thus synthesis of CuO NPs has attracted tremendous interest to scientists and researchers Herein, we reported a green and simple method for biosynthesizing CuO NPs using banana peel extract as reducing and stabilizing agent. XRD, EDX, FE-SEM, FTIR have been used for characterization of biosynthesized CuO NPs. The results indicating that the CuO NPs synthesized by banana peel extract have high purity and the average particles size is 60 nm. The photocatalytic activity of the CuO NPs has been investigated by degradation of Congo red (CR) dye under solar irradiation. The extent of CR dye degradation by CuO NPs is monitored by using a UV-visible spectrophotometer. Due to the smaller size and high purity, the biosynthesized CuO NPs showed an excellent photocatlytic activity.
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6 April 2017
GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY: 2nd International Symposium (ISGST2017)
10–13 January 2017
Perak, Malaysia
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April 06 2017
Green synthesis of copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles using banana peel extract and their photocatalytic activities
Mohammod Aminuzzaman;
Mohammod Aminuzzaman
a)
Department of Chemical Science, Faculty of Science,
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, 31900 Kampar, Perak D.R., Malaysia
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Leong Mei Kei;
Leong Mei Kei
Department of Chemical Science, Faculty of Science,
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, 31900 Kampar, Perak D.R., Malaysia
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Wong Hong Liang
Wong Hong Liang
Department of Chemical Science, Faculty of Science,
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, 31900 Kampar, Perak D.R., Malaysia
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Mohammod Aminuzzaman
a)
Leong Mei Kei
Wong Hong Liang
Department of Chemical Science, Faculty of Science,
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, 31900 Kampar, Perak D.R., Malaysia
a)
Corresponding author: [email protected]
AIP Conf. Proc. 1828, 020016 (2017)
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Mohammod Aminuzzaman, Leong Mei Kei, Wong Hong Liang; Green synthesis of copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles using banana peel extract and their photocatalytic activities. AIP Conf. Proc. 6 April 2017; 1828 (1): 020016. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4979387
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