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Pyto-constitutions of Cu@Fe3O4 nanocube for organic dye degradations using photocatalysis approach

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This investigation explains the in-situ green synthesis of a magnetic nanocatalyst consisting of Cu/Fe3O4 using the extract from the flowers of the Moringa oleifera plant. No stabilizers or surfactants were used in the process, and it was carried out in an environmentally friendly manner. In order to analyze the catalyst, a variety of techniques such as XRD, SEM, EDS, UV–visible, TEM, VSM, and TGA were used. According to the results of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, the C = O and C-O groups in the plant seeds extract are very important for shielding the nanoparticles from the outside environment. The produced nanocatalyst was used to decrease Congo red (CR) at room temperature, and the performance of the nanocatalyst as a catalytic agent was analyzed. To extract the catalyst, an external magnet was employed, and despite its several applications, there has been no noticeable decline in the level of effectiveness it has as a catalyst. In addition, the recycled Cu/Fe3O4 magnetic nanocatalyst seems to be stable, according to data derived from XRD patterns and FT-IR spectroscopy.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Roever Engineering College, Perambalur, 621212, Tamilnadu, India

    K. Saravanan, S. Ananthakrishnan & P. Ravichandiran

  2. Department of Chemistry, Arumugam Pillai Seethai Ammal College, Tiruppattur, 630 211, Tamilnadu, India

    M. Ilayaraja

  3. Department of Chemistry, SRM TRP Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli, 621 105, Tamilnadu, India

    P. Muthukrishnan

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K. Saravanan, M. Ilayaraja, and P. Muthukrishnan carried out the experiment. K. Saravanan and M. Ilayaraja wrote the manuscript with support from P. Muthukrishnan. S. Ananthakrishnan and P. Ravichandiran helped supervise the project.

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Saravanan, K., Ilayaraja, M., Muthukrishnan, P. et al. Pyto-constitutions of Cu@Fe3O4 nanocube for organic dye degradations using photocatalysis approach. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-05120-w

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