Thermal Decomposition of Copper Acetate at Various Temperature and Time to form Copper Oxide/Copper Nanoparticles

In the present study, the copper oxide and copper nanoparticles were prepared by thermal decomposition of solid phase copper acetate at various time (1-3 h) and temperature (200-500 ºC). The method is simple, less expensive, avoid toxic solvent as well as avoid use of passivating agents. The FT-IR spectrum of the copper acetate monohydrate (calcined) shows the major changes in absorption peaks associated with methyl, carbon-oxygen double bond, carbon-oxygen single bond and copper-oxygen bond functional groups. Thermogravimetry analysis shows that the copper acetate monohydrate decomposes at about 250 ºC to form copper. The TEM images show a combination of shapes, which includes icosahedrons, truncated cubes and nano-whiskers made from sphere with diameter of 7.43-0.83 nm.

Synthesis of CuO Nano structure via Sol-Gel and Precipitation Chemical Methods

CuO nanoparticles were synthesized in two different ways, firstly by precipitation method using copper acetate monohydrate Cu(CO2CH13)2·H2O, glacial acetic acid (CH3COOH) and sodium hydroxide(NaOH), and secondly by sol-gel method using copper chloride(CuCl2), sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and ethanol (C2H6O). Results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that different CuO nanostructures (spherical and Reef) can be formed using precipitation and sol- gel process, respectively, at which the particle size was found to be less than 2 µm. X-ray diffraction (XRD)manifested that the pure synthesized powder has no inclusions that may exist during preparations. XRD results showed the particles size of highest peak at 38.9°, was equal to (15.93nm). In addition, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) were used to describe the prepared CuO nanostructures absorption peak at 610 cm-1 which confirms that the synthesized product is a pure CuO and may be attributed to Cu2O infrared active mode.

Study on Structure and Photocatalytic Properties of Cu2O Nanocrystal Synthesized by Low Temperature Liquid-Phase Method

Spherical and octahedral Cu2O nanocrystals were prepared by reducing copper acetate monohydrate (Cu (CH3COO)2·H2O) with hydrazine hydrate (N2H4·H2O) at ambient temperature and pressure. The influence of solution composition on the morphology and microstructure of Cu2O nanocrystals were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Ultraviolet and visible light spectrometer (UVvis) was employed to investigate the photocatalysis behavior of the Cu2O samples. The results show that Cu (OH)2 was initially formed with the addition of NaOH and then reduced into Cu2O by N2H4·H2O. At the same time, a portion of Cu2O particles were further reduced to Cu, but the increasing of O2 contents in the solution under vigorous stirring reconvert Cu into Cu2O whichlead to the formation of pure Cu2O nanocrystals. The alkaline condition which provided by NaOH was the prerequisite for obtaining spherical and octahedral Cu2O crystals. The facile method was provided to fabricate Cu2O nanocrystals with outstanding photocatalysis performance at low temperature, which may play an important role in sewage treatment and organic pollutants decomposition.

Synthesis and EPR Studies of Copper Metal Complexes of Dyes Derived from Remazol Red B, Procino Yellow, Fast Green FCF, Brilliant Cresyl Blue with Copper Acetate Monohydrate

The synthesis and characterization of four new solid dye complexes, CuL2(L= 2-[2-methoxy-5-(propane-1-sulfonyl)-phenyl azo]-naphthalen-1-ol, 5-{[3-(4,6-dihydroxy-[1,3,5]tri azine-2-ylamino)-phenyl]-hydrazones}-1-ethyl-4-methyl-2,6-dioxo-1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-pyridine-3-carboxylic acid diethylamide, 4-{bis-[4-(benzyl-ethyl-amino)-phenyl]-methyl}-phenol and 7-imino-4-methyl-7H-phenoxazine-1,3-diamine) is reported. The mode for ligand coordination has been determined by IR and EPR spectra. The carboxyl and amino group of dyes coordinates to the Cu(II) atom as a unidentate or as a chelating ligand.