Synthesis of copper nanocolloids using a continuous flow based microreactor

Lei Xu; Jinhui Peng; C. Srinivasakannan; Guo Chen; Amy Q. Shen

doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.07.070

Synthesis of copper nanocolloids using a continuous flow based microreactor

Lei Xu
, Jinhui Peng
, C. Srinivasakannan
, Guo Chen
, Amy Q. Shen

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

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Abstract

The copper (Cu) nanocolloids were prepared by sodium borohydride (NaBH ₄ ) reduction of metal salt solutions in a T-shaped microreactor at room temperature. The influence of NaBH ₄ molar concentrations on copper particle's diameter, morphology, size distribution, and elemental compositions has been investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) was used to verify the chemical compounds of nanocolloids and estimate the average size of copper nanocolloids. The synthesized copper nanocolloids were uniform in size and non-oxidized. A decrease in the mean diameter of copper nanocolloids was observed with increasing NaBH ₄ molar concentrations. The maximum mean diameter (4.25 nm) occurred at the CuSO ₄ /NaBH ₄ molar concentration ratio of 1:2.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Surface Science
Volume	355
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.07.070
State	Published - 15 Nov 2015

Keywords

Copper nanocolloids
Microreactor
Sodium borohydride reduction
Synthesis

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