Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21511, Egypt

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

Published in Scientific Reports

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 synthesized CuO NPs nanoparticles were characterized using scanning ...