Preparation and Characterization of Nanocopper Ferrite and Its Green Catalytic Activity in Alcohol Oxidation Reaction

Journal Article · Mon Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S10948-018-4715-7· OSTI ID:22921347

Gopinath, S. ^[1]; Saravanan, K. ^[2]; Sivakumar, K. ^[3]; Paramasivan, P. ^[4]

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1. Bharathiar University, Research and Development Centre, Department of Chemistry (India)
2. Thiruvalluvar Government Arts College, Department of Chemistry (India)
3. Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Department of Chemistry (India)
4. Pachaiyappa’s College, Department of Chemistry (India)

A new type of magnetic material copper ferrite (CuFe{sub 2}O{sub 4}) is successfully manufactured through microwave combustion method. Starch has been tested as a single fuel in this combustion-based synthesis of copper ferrite by using different fuel compositions and equivalence ratios (fuel/oxidant). The formed copper ferrite is characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Magnetic properties of the prepared copper ferrite are analyzed by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). Surface area is measured by the nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms. A detailed examination of the morphology of the material in various microwave method-catalyzed processes shows that they provide an optimum catalytic activity due to a combination of lower crystal size and higher activity.

• OSTI ID: 22921347
• Journal Information: Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Vol. 32, Issue 4; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2019 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1557-1939
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
ADSORPTION
CATALYSIS
COPPER COMPOUNDS
CRYSTALS
FERRITES
FUELS
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
MICROWAVE RADIATION
NANOMATERIALS
PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SPECTROSCOPY
SYNTHESIS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
VIBRATING SAMPLE MAGNETOMETERS
X-RAY DIFFRACTION