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Methyl parathion (MP) is one of the most neurotoxic pesticides. An inexpensive and reliable one-step degradation method of MP was achieved through an aqueous suspension of copper(I) oxide nanoparticles (NPs). Three different NPs sizes (16, 29 and 45 nm), determined with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), were synthesized using a modified Benedict's reagent. 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) results show that the hydrolytic degradation of MP leads to the formation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NPh) as the main product. While the P=S bond of MP becomes P=O, confirmed by 31 P NMR. Although Cu 2 O is a widely known photocatalyst, the degradation of methyl parathion was associated to the surface basicity of Cu 2 O NPs. Indirect evidence for the basicity of Cu 2 O NPs was achieved through UV-vis absorption of 4-NPh. Likewise, it was shown that the surface basicity increases with decreasing nanoparticle size. The presence of CuCO 3 on the surface of Cu 2 O, identified using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), passivates its surface and consequently diminishes the degradation of MP.

Cu2O nanoparticles for the degradation of methyl parathion

Cu₂O nanoparticles for the degradation of methyl parathion