Open AccessA novel technique to synthesis of tenorite (CuO) nanoparticles from low concentration CuSO4 solution
Author(s) -
Esmaeel Darezereshki,
Fereshteh Bakhtiari
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of mining and metallurgy section b metallurgy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2217-7175
pISSN - 1450-5339
DOI - 10.2298/jmmb1101073d
Subject(s) - thermogravimetric analysis , calcination , scanning electron microscope , transmission electron microscopy , thermal decomposition , nanoparticle , materials science , copper , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , energy dispersive x ray spectroscopy , infrared spectroscopy , chemical engineering , spectroscopy , analytical chemistry (journal) , nuclear chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , metallurgy , catalysis , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
In this study CuO nanoparticles were prepared via direct thermal decomposition method using basic copper sulphates as wet chemically synthesized precursor which was calcined in air at 750°C for 2h. Samples were characterized by thermogravimetric (TG-DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), infrared spectrum (IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The XRD, EDS, and IR results indicated that the synthesized CuO particles were pure. The SEM and TEM results showed that the CuO nanoparticles were of approximate spherical shape, and 170±5 nm in size. Using this method, Cuo nanoparticles could be produced without using organic solvent, expensive raw materials, and complicated equipment
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