Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of Cu/Cu2O nanoparticles prepared in aqueous medium

Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 169-174

  Badawy, Sayed M ^a,b   El Khashab, R A ^a,b   Nayl, A A ^a,c  

^a JOUF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Atomic Energy Authority   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Copper Copper oxide; Cu Cu2O Nanoparticles; Hydrogen peroxide; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MANGANESE OXIDE; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AQUEOUS MEDIA; CHEMICAL REDUCTION METHODS; COPPER/COPPER OXIDE; CU/CU2O NANOPARTICLE; DIFFRACTION ENERGY; PENTAHYDRATES; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SYNTHESISED; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

COPPER OXIDES;

EID: 84945116056     PISSN: 19782993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9767/bcrec.10.2.7984.169-174     Document Type: Article

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