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Aquatic Biodegradation of Methylene Blue by Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized from Azadirachta indica Leaves Extract

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The toxicity of methylene blue (MB) dye is increasing gradually in the environment due to human activities which can be reduced more effectively by green synthesis along with nanotechnology. A nanomaterial, copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs), is synthesized using leaves extract of Azadirachta indica (Neem) at room temperature. Surface plasmon resonance of biosynthesized material at 232–236 nm clue the formation of NPs of CuONPs. The average size of NPs is found as 21.6 nm using atomic force microscopy. The face centered cubic structure of the CuONPs was analyzed using X-ray diffraction analysis. Biosynthesized NPs effectively degraded MB dye under different reaction conditions like time of contact between CuONPs and MB, dose of the CuONPs, exposure of UV light and temperature of the reaction mixture. The degradation process was optimized on above conditions for the maximum removal of MB dye in wastewater.

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The author FR is thankful to the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan for its financial support through Project No. IPFP/HRD/HEC/2014/1618.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, 50700, Pakistan

    Muhammad Rafique, Reena Rasheed & Muhammad Bilal Tahir

  2. Department of Chemistry, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, 22060, Pakistan

    Ahson Jabbar Shaikh

  3. Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan

    Syed Sajid Ali Gillani

  4. Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

    Arslan Usman

  5. Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan

    Muhammad Imran, Ali Zakir, Zia Ul Haq Khan & Faiz Rabbani

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Rafique, M., Shaikh, A.J., Rasheed, R. et al. Aquatic Biodegradation of Methylene Blue by Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized from Azadirachta indica Leaves Extract. J Inorg Organomet Polym 28, 2455–2462 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-018-0921-9

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