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Synthesis and characterization of copper succinate and copper oxide nanoparticles by electrochemical treatment: Optimization by Taguchi robust analysis
Author(s) -
Das Susmita,
Srivastava Vimal Chandra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.22478
Subject(s) - copper , taguchi methods , scanning electron microscope , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , calcination , copper oxide , materials science , nanoparticle , electrochemistry , nuclear chemistry , oxide , chemical engineering , analytical chemistry (journal) , metallurgy , chemistry , composite material , nanotechnology , electrode , chromatography , organic chemistry , engineering , catalysis
Cylindrical rod‐shaped copper succinate nanoparticles were prepared using the electrochemical method. Taguchi robust design was applied to optimize experimental parameters such as succinic ion concentration (C o ), current applied (I ap ), and pH (pH). The obtained copper succinate nano‐rods were further thermally treated at different temperatures to produce copper oxide (CuO) nano‐disks. At optimum conditions of I ap = 0.5 A, pH = 7, and C o = 0.25, the maximum productivity of copper nanoparticles before and after calcination at 500 °C was 1.53 g and 1.06 g, respectively. Products were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and UV‐visible spectrophotometry to determine their various physicochemical characteristics.