Schiff-base derived chitosan impregnated copper oxide nanoparticles: An effective photocatalyst in direct sunlight

• Main Authors: Sathiya Narayanan, V., Varun Prasath, P., Ravichandran, K., Easwaramoorthy, D., Shahnavaz, Zohreh, Mohammad, Faruq, Al-Lohedan, Hamad A., Paiman, Suriati, Oh, Won Chun, Sagadevan, Suresh
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QC Physics; QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25122/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2020.105238

In this work, highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of bentazone herbicide was demonstrated using Schiff-base derived chitosan (ChdSb)/copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles (NPs). For the formation of ChdSb/CuO NPs, chitosan's derivatization with 1-hydroxy-2-acetonaphthone was initiated first,...