Journal
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 142, Issue -, Pages 3584-3591Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.109
Keywords
Bentonite/Cu NPs; NaBH4; Green synthesis; Reduction; Methylene blue; Congo red
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- Iranian Nano Council
- University of Qom
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In this study, we reported a cost effective and environment friendly technique for the synthesis of the copper nanoparticles supported on bentonite (bentonite/Cu NPs) using Thymus vulgaris L leaf extract as a mild, renewable and non-toxic reducing agent and efficient stabilizer without adding any surfactants. The catalytic performance of the catalyst was examined for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) in aqueous medium at room temperature using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as the source of hydrogen, which indicated that the composite had an excellent catalytic activity, convenient reusability and long-term stability for the reduction of organic dyes. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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