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Carboxymethyl Cellouse Stabilized Cobalt Sulfide Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization and Application

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We have developed a biological macromolecule stabilized method for the preparation of cobalt sulfide nanoparticles using carboxymethyl cellouse (CMC) as a stabilizing agent. We investigated the formation of cobalt sulfide nanoparticles as a function of different amounts of CMC. At 0.05% w/v amount of CMC, the high percentage of cube shaped cobalt sulfide nanoparticles is obtained. The samples obtained from 0.01% w/v and 0.1% w/v amounts of CMC shows random shaped cobalt sulfide nanoparticles and aggregated cobalt sulfide nanostructures, respectively. The obtained cobalt sulfide nanoparticles are stabilized through the interactions of hydroxyl (–OH) and carboxylate (–COO–) functional groups in CMC. The CMC encapsulated cobalt sulfide nanoparticles were shown to have good catalytic activity for chemical reduction of p-nitroaniline in the presence of sodium borohydride.

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This work was supported by DST INSPIRE Faculty award of Dr. Venu Reddy (IFA13–ENG–70). Author JS acknowledges the DST INSPIRE Faculty award, New Delhi, and UGC New Delhi for financial support. Author JS also acknowledge Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, for providing a seed grant under the Institute of Eminence (IoE) Dev. Scheme No. 6031.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, S.R.K.R. Engineering College (Autonomous), Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, 534204, India

    B. S. Diwakar & Venu Reddy

  2. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, S.R.K.R. Engineering College (Autonomous), Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, 534204, India

    D. Rajeswari

  3. Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India

    Jay Singh

  4. Department of Chemistry, Seshadri Rao Gudlavalleru Engineering College, Gudlavalleru, Andhra Pradesh, 521356, India

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  5. Department of Chemistry, V. R. Siddhartha Engineering College (Autonomous), Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, 520007, India

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  6. Department of BS and H, Swarnandhra College of Engineering Technology, Narasapuram, Andhra Pradesh, 534280, India

    V. Swaminadham

  7. Department of BS and H, Aditya Engineering College, Surampalem, Andhra Pradesh, India

    B. Tirupathi Rao

  8. Nanotechnology Research Centre, S.R.K.R. Engineering College (Autonomous), Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, 534204, India

    Venu Reddy

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Diwakar, B.S., Rajeswari, D., Singh, J. et al. Carboxymethyl Cellouse Stabilized Cobalt Sulfide Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization and Application. J Clust Sci 34, 2429–2439 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-022-02394-4

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