Green copper oxide nanoparticles for lead, nickel, and cadmium removal from contaminated water

Abstract Environmentally friendly copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) were prepared with a green synthesis route without using hazardous chemicals. Hence, the extracts of mint leaves and orange peels were utilized as reducing agents to synthesize CuO NPs-1 and CuO NPs-2, respectively. The synthesiz...

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Main Authors: Alaa El Din Mahmoud, Khairia M. Al-Qahtani, Sahab O. Alflaij, Salma F. Al-Qahtani, Faten A. Alsamhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91093-7