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Catalytic Reduction of Methylene Blue Dye by Copper Oxide Nanoparticles

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In this paper, the precipitation method was used to synthesize CuO nanoparticles (NPs). Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB) were used as a surfactant to modify the surface morphology of the CuO NPs. To investigate the characteristics of the CuO NPs, X-ray diffraction technique (XRD), X-Ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) were used. The catalytic activities of as prepared CuO NPs were evaluated by monitoring reduction of MB dye in the presence of NaBH4 as reducing agent. Effect of catalyst mass, concentration of NaBH4 and concentration of MB dye were investigated. The best results for the reduction of MB dye were obtained by the CuO–SDS catalyst. The results showed that 10 min of reaction time was sufficient to have the total degradation of MB dye. The reuse of the CuO–SDS catalyst for five cycles has shown interesting results via the reduction of MB dye without losing its effectiveness.

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  1. Département Des Classes Préparatoires, Ecole Supérieure en Sciences Appliquées, BP 165 RP, Tlemcen, 13000, Algérie

    Naceur Benhadria & Tarik Attar

  2. Laboratoire de Chimie Des Matériaux Inorganiques Et Application, Département de Génie Des Matériaux, Université Des Sciences Et de La Technologie D’Oran Mohammed Boudiaf, PB 1505, El M’naouer, 31000, Oran, Algérie

    Naceur Benhadria

  3. Laboratoire de Chimie Des Matériaux L.C.M, Université Oran1 Ahmed Ben Bella, BP 1524, El-Mnaouer, 31000, Oran, Algérie

    Mohammed Hachemaoui, Adel Mokhtar & Bouhadjar Boukoussa

  4. Laboratoire de Chimie Physique Macromoléculaire, Département de chimie, Université Oran1 Ahmed Ben Bella, BP 1524 EL-Mnaouer, Oran, 31100, Algérie

    Farouk Zaoui

  5. Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie Des Matériaux, Catalyse Et Environnement (LPCMCE), Département de Chimie Organique Industrielle, Université Des Sciences Et de La Technologie D’Oran Mohammed Boudiaf, PB 1505, El M’naouer, 31000, Oran, Algérie

    Sadia Boukreris

  6. Laboratory of Applied Chemistry (LAC), University of Belhadj Bouchaib, Ain Témouchent, Algeria

    Lahcène Belarbi

  7. Département de Génie Des Matériaux, Faculté de Chimie, Université Des Sciences Et de La Technologie Mohamed Boudiaf, BP 1505, El-Mnaouer, 31000, Oran, Algérie

    Bouhadjar Boukoussa

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Benhadria, N., Hachemaoui, M., Zaoui, F. et al. Catalytic Reduction of Methylene Blue Dye by Copper Oxide Nanoparticles. J Clust Sci 33, 249–260 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-020-01950-0

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