Acacia nilotica Pods’ Extract Assisted-Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO-CuO Nanocomposites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Instruments
2.2. Acacia nilotica Extraction
2.3. Green Synthesis
2.4. Hydrothermal Synthesis
3. Results
3.1. FTIR Characterization
3.2. XRD Characterization
3.3. Morphology
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Code | ZC0 | ZC25 | ZC50 | ZC75 | ZC100 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZnCl2 | 100 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 0 |
CuCl2.6H2O | - | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 |
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Hessien, M.; Taha, A.; Da’na, E. Acacia nilotica Pods’ Extract Assisted-Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO-CuO Nanocomposites. Materials 2022, 15, 2291. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15062291
Hessien M, Taha A, Da’na E. Acacia nilotica Pods’ Extract Assisted-Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO-CuO Nanocomposites. Materials. 2022; 15(6):2291. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15062291
Chicago/Turabian StyleHessien, Manal, Amel Taha, and Enshirah Da’na. 2022. "Acacia nilotica Pods’ Extract Assisted-Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO-CuO Nanocomposites" Materials 15, no. 6: 2291. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15062291