Biosynthesis of Flower-Shaped CuO Nanostructures and Their Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activities
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Copper oxide nanoflowers (CuO-NFs) have been synthesized through a novel green route using Tulsi leaves-extracted eugenol (4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol) as reducing agent. Characterizations results reveal the growth of crystalline single-phase CuO-NFs with monoclinic structure. The prepared CuO-NFs can effectively degrade methylene blue with 90% efficiency. They also show strong barrier against E . coli (27 ± 2 mm) at the concentration of 100 µg mL −1 , while at the concentration of 25 µg mL −1 weak barrier has been found against all examined bacterial organisms. The results provide important evidence that CuO-NFs have sustainable performance in methylene blue degradation as well as bacterial organisms.
Source: Nano-Micro Letters
Authors: Hafsa Siddiqui, M. S. Qureshi, Fozia Zia Haque
Institution: Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
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OpenAlex ID: W3002981626