Abstract:
Morula leaf extract was examined in the synthesis of
Copper Oxide (CuO) nanoparticles in this study. The
active morula agents are extracted using boiling water
followed by hydrothermal treatment with the metal
oxide precursors to synthesize the metal oxide
nanoparticles. There were no other hazardous
substances used apart from water which is considered
to be green. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed
that pure and crystalline structures of CuO were fully
formed after calcination at 350 ℃. CuO was
determined by the doublet peak between 200 and 400
cm-1 using Raman spectroscopy. Scanning electron
microscopy (SEM) and Brunauer–Emmet–Teller
(BET) analysis were used to analyze the structural
morphology and the adsorptive behaviour of the
materials, respectively. Through these two methods,
platelets were discovered in CuO and the material was
discovered to have larger surface areas of 26.8 m2
/g.
CuO material was then applied in the adsorption of
dyes. It was observed that methylene blue (MB) and
rhodamine 6G (R6G), adsorb well onto CuO material
in an adsorption process. CuO ha s a maximum
adsorptive efficiency of 78 %.