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Degradation Treatment of 4-Nitrophenol by Moringa oleifera Synthesised GO-CeO2 Nanoparticles as Catalyst

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A facile microwave-assisted reaction was used to synthesize graphene oxide with cerium oxide nanoparticles (GO-CeO2 NPs) from water extracts of Moringa oleifera flower. The one step microwave synthesis treatment was used for reduction of ceria atom to cerium oxide nanoparticles along with the reduction of graphene oxide. The synthesized GO-CeO2 NPs were analysed by various analytical instrumentation techniques and we found the size of nanoparticles as 50 nm with a spherical shape. Further, the green synthesized GO-CeO2 NPs were employed as a catalyst to reduce 4-nitrophenol and achieved a degradation rate of 95.45%.

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  1. Discipline of Medical Biochemistry and Chemical Pathology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

    Krishnan Anand & Anil A. Chuturgoon

  2. CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, 630003, India

    Veerapandian Murugan

  3. Chemistry of Heterocycles & Natural Product Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamilnadu, 632014, India

    Selvaraj Mohana Roopan

  4. Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Tamilnadu, 616126, India

    Tammineni V. Surendra

  5. CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing, Polymers and Composites Competence Area, P.O. Box 1124, Port Elizabeth, 6000, South Africa

    Sudhakar Muniyasamy

  6. Department of Textile Science, Faculty of Science, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, P.O. Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa

    Sudhakar Muniyasamy

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Anand, K., Murugan, V., Mohana Roopan, S. et al. Degradation Treatment of 4-Nitrophenol by Moringa oleifera Synthesised GO-CeO2 Nanoparticles as Catalyst. J Inorg Organomet Polym 28, 2241–2248 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-018-0891-y

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