Suriati E. Putri, Netti Herawati, Ahmad Fudhail, Diana E. Pratiwi, Sumiati Side, Abd Rahman, Susilo S. Desa, Nur Ahmad, Subaer Junaedi, A. Surleva
A green chemistry method was used for the first time to synthesize copper nanoparticles (Cu-NPs) using CuSO4 as a precursor and red dragon fruit (Hylocereus costaricensis) peel wasted extract as a bio-reductor. Cu-NPs produced were then used as a photocatalysts for acid orange 7 (AO7) dyes degradation. The results showed that the smallest average crystallite size of the products ranged from 8.84 to 8.86 nm with the FCC crystal structure and surface area of 244.38e278.85 m2g-1. Furthermore, the optimum degradation of AO7 dye occurred at a ratio of 1:3 with a percentage of 81.07% for four cycles. These findings indicated that Cu-NPs can be used for the treatment of textile wastewater under sunlight in the future. © 2023 University of Kerbala.
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Makassar, South Sulawesi, Makassar, Indonesia; Inorganic Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; School of Bio-Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand; Graduate School, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sriwijaya University, South Sumatera, Indonesia; Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Negeri Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia; Analytical Chemistry Department, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria
