Method of forming metal oxide nanostructures on a TiO2—ZnO-buffered substrate
AssigneeKing Faisal University
InventorsMohamed Shaker Sayed Adam, Amel Musa Taha, Mohamed M. Makhlouf
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Abstract
A method of forming TiO2—ZnO nanoparticles coated by a copper (II) complex includes forming a mononuclear copper complex by treating a ligand with Cu2+ ions; and immobilizing the mononuclear copper complex on TiO2—ZnO nanoparticles to obtain the TiO2—ZnO nanoparticle coated by the copper (II) complex. The TiO2—ZnO nanoparticles coated by a copper (II) complex thus produced have improved catalytic effectiveness and increased efficiency by reducing catalytic reaction time and temperature, particularly in methods of catalyzing oxidation of an alcohol or of catalyzing decarboxylative bromination of an acid.
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A TiO2—ZnO nanoparticle coated with a copper (II) complex prepared by a method comprising:
- forming a mononuclear copper complex by treating a ligand with Cu2+ ions;
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- immobilizing the mononuclear copper complex on TiO2—ZnO nanoparticles to obtain the TiO2—ZnO nanoparticle coated with the copper (II) complex,
- wherein the Cu2+ ions are obtained by providing copper (II) acetate monohydrate in water, and wherein the copper (II) acetate monohydrate in water is poured into an ethanolic solution containing the ligand at room temperature, followed by refluxing for about 1 to about 3 hours.
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