@article{aees2019753,
author={{Prashanti, B. and Sreevani, I. and Suresh, B. and Damodharam, T.},
title={Graphene-CuO nanocomposite for Efficient Photocatalytic Reduction of <i>Pb</i> <i>(II)</i> under Solar Light Irradiation},
journal={Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences},
volume={7},
number={5},
pages={176--181},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/aees/7/5/3},
issn={2328-3920},
abstract={A facile synthesis of Graphene oxide-copper oxide nanocomposite (GO-CuO) was performed by using a wet chemical method by using graphene oxide and copper acetate precursors. There is no any other polymer or seed involved for preparation of nanocomposite The as-synthesized materials structure and morphology was calibrated by Powdered X-ray diffraction (P-XRD), and intercalated with Raman spectroscopy.  Morphology features of GO-CuO nanocomposites were explored by FE-SEM, the quantitative and elemental analyses of as-synthesized materials were measured by electron dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), the size, shape, and orientation of as-synthesized catalysts were examined by transmission electron microscopy TEM with selective area electron diffraction. The results reveal that the nanocomposite with a size range from 5-10 nm uniformly anchored onto GO sheets and photocatalytic degradation of lead ion was studied by using a UV-VIS spectrophotometer. Significant high-performance photocatalytic activity of GO-CuO nanocomposite was exhibited on lead ions degradation under solar light.},
doi={10.12691/aees-7-5-3}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}