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Facile Synthesis and Phase-Dependent Catalytic Activity of Cabbage-Type Copper Oxide Nanostructures for Highly Efficient Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol

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Cabbage-type morphology of cupric oxide (CuO) and cuprous oxide (Cu2O) nanostructures were synthesized via a simple and cost-effective chemical approach. HRTEM, FESEM, XRD, UV–Vis absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopies were used to identify the structural, optical, morphological and catalytic properties of the prepared nanostructures. Phase of the prepared copper oxide nanostructures was well controlled by changing the concentration of glucose. The prepared cabbage-type Cu2O nanostructures showed exceptionally improved catalytic performance towards the reduction of toxic 4-nitrophenol into useful 4-aminophenol as compared to cabbage-type CuO nanostructures. Cabbage-type Cu2O nanostructures completely transformed 4-NP into 4-AP in just 5 min with excellent rate constant (0.587 min−1). The observed excellent catalytic activity of prepared cabbage-type Cu2O nanostructures indicates their potential use in catalytic applications.

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KS is thankful to the DST (Department of science and technology), New Delhi for the financial grant in the form of WOS-A Project (SR/WOS-A/PM-10/2017(G&C).

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    Kavita Sahu & Satyabrata Mohapatra

  2. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata, 700064, India

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Sahu, K., Satpati, B. & Mohapatra, S. Facile Synthesis and Phase-Dependent Catalytic Activity of Cabbage-Type Copper Oxide Nanostructures for Highly Efficient Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol. Catal Lett 149, 2519–2527 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-019-02817-4

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