Degradation of Methylene Blue Using Synthesized Nanostructured CuO with High Specific Surface Area through Catalytic Oxidation
Amine El Farrouji, Abderrahim Chihab Eddine, Soumaya Elamal Bouzit, Brahim Boualy, Ahmad Mehdi, Larbi El Firdoussi, Mustapha Ait Ali
International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · pp. 190–197 · Published 2 Jun 2015
10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/18057Abstract
Nanostructured CuO (CuO Nst) with specific surface area of 144.473 m2/g has been successfully synthesized via a facile solution-phase method at room temperature. As prepared CuO was characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The synthesized CuO was demonstrated as efficient and re-used catalyst in degradation of methylene blue in the presence of sodium hypochlorite through catalytic oxidation. More than 95% of the methylene blue was degraded after 30 min. After 5 successive catalytic cycles, the as-prepared CuO still remained its original catalytic activity, exhibiting good reusability and durability.
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