Open AccessInvestigation of catalytic and fuel additive applications of copper/copper(I) oxide/copper(II) oxide (Cu/CuO/Cu2O) microspheres synthesized by hydrothermal method using sucrose as template
Author(s) -
Shanza Rauf Khan,
Saira Kanwal,
Muhammad Hashaam,
Saba Jamil,
Burhan Ullah,
Muhammad Ramzan Saeed Ashraf Janjua
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
materials research express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2053-1591
DOI - 10.1088/2053-1591/ab5ed2
Subject(s) - copper , catalysis , copper oxide , oxide , hydrothermal circulation , materials science , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , metallurgy , organic chemistry , engineering
Role of sucrose in sequential reduction of copper (II) ions is investigated. Copper/copper(I) oxide/copper(II) oxide (Cu/CuO/Cu 2 O) microspheres are synthesized via hydrothermal method using sucrose as template. Size of microparticles lies in 9–16 μ m range. Formation mechanism of spherical architecture is also proposed. Synthesized spheres are used in two major applications: (i) catalyst for degradation of methyl red (MR) and methyl blue (MB) (ii) fuel additive in commercial diesel. The rate constant of degradation of both dyes (MB and MR) is not found equal under similar conditions. Results indicated that increased concentrations of microparticles in diesel significantly affect properties.