Open AccessNovel preparation of highly photocatalytically active copper chromite nanostructured material via a simple hydrothermal route
Author(s) -
Farshad Beshkar,
Sahar Zinatloo-Ajabshir,
Samira Bagheri,
Masoud SalavatiNiasari
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0158549
Subject(s) - hydrothermal circulation , simple (philosophy) , copper , hydrothermal synthesis , chromite , materials science , nanotechnology , hydrothermal vent , chemical engineering , metallurgy , engineering , philosophy , epistemology
Highly photocatalytically active copper chromite nanostructured material were prepared via a novel simple hydrothermal reaction between [Cu(en) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ]Cl 2 and [Cr(en) 3 ]Cl 3 .3H 2 O at low temperature, without adding any pH regulator or external capping agent. The as-synthesized nanostructured copper chromite was analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Results of the morphological investigation of the as-synthesized products illustrate that the shape and size of the copper chromite depended on the surfactant sort, reaction duration and temperature. Moreover, the photocatalytic behavior of as-obtained copper chromite was evaluated by photodegradation of acid blue 92 (anionic dye) as water pollutant.