Facile Preparation and Characterization of Copper Molybdate Nanostructures for Photocatalysis via Novel Microwave Combustion Technique
A. Shameem1, V. Siva2, A. Murugan3, Shamima Hussain4, S. Asath Bahadur5
1A. Shameem, Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
2V. Siva, Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
3A. Murugan, Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
4Shamima Hussain, UGC-DAE CSR Kalpakkam Node, Kokilamedu, Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu), India.
5S. Asath Bahadur, Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 24 November 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 18 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 30 December 2019 | PP: 383-386 | Volume-9 Issue-1S4 December 2019 | Retrieval Number: A11871291S419/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.A1187.1291S419
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Abstract: Spherical copper molybdate (Cu3Mo2O9 ) nanoparticles (NPs) have been prepared via the microwave combustion technique. The structural, morphological and elemental characterizations have been investigated by PXRD, SEM and EDS studies. It was found that the as-prepared sample possesses nanoplate morphology and particles size was found to be around 18 nm. The as-prepared sample was inspected in the disintegration of Methylene Blue (MB) dye envisioned using UV-Visible spectroscopy. It was found that the prepared nanocatalyst could serve as an active photocatalyst for MB under direct sun light.
Keywords: Microwave Combustion, Copper Molybdate, Methylene Blue, Sun Light.
Scope of the Article: Microwave Filter