GREEN SYNTHESIS OF COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLES USING OCIMUM SANCTUM AND VITEX NEGUNDO LEAF EXTRACT: THE STUDY OF ITS PHOTOCATALYTIC DYE DEGRADATION ACTIVITY
| Author(s) | : | S.Karthikarani, Dr. G. Suresh |
| Institution | : | Ph.D., Research Scholar, Department of Physics, Annamalai University |
| Published In | : | Vol. 5, Issue 1 — January 2018 |
| Page No. | : | 821-836 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
- A simple, eco-friendly green synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs) using Ocimum sanctum and vitexnegundo leaf extract was reported. The prepared CuO-NPs was characterized by UV–vis spectroscopy which exhibited thesurface plasmon resonance (SPR) band at 280–320 nm. SEM , TEM and EDX analysis confirmed that CuO-NPs andidentified elements Cu and O. X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectrum showed the crystalline nature of the prepared CuO NPs andits particle size is 30nm. FTIR spectrum confirmed the presence of Cu–O functional groups. CuO-NPs showed significantphotocatalytic activity against Rhodamine B dye.The results of this study revealed that O.sanctum and V. negundo leafextract were found to be an effective bio-reducing agent for CuO-NPs synthesis and also the photocatalytic activity of CuONPs may be useful for its applications in medical and textile industries.
S.Karthikarani, Dr. G. Suresh, “GREEN SYNTHESIS OF COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLES USING OCIMUM SANCTUM AND VITEX NEGUNDO LEAF EXTRACT: THE STUDY OF ITS PHOTOCATALYTIC DYE DEGRADATION ACTIVITY”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 1, pp. 821-836, January 2018.
