Abstract
Natural fibrous cellulose was extracted from sugarcane bagasse, the major solid waste produced in the sugarcane industry. Extracted cellulose fibers were loaded with Cu2O nanoparticles by adsorbing Cu2+ ions on the surface of fibers and followed by wet chemical reduction using sodium borohydride. Cu2O nanoparticles loaded cellulose fibers were made into a film (CuCL film) structure. The CuCL film was characterized by different techniques such as XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDS, XPS, and BET. The catalytic efficiency of CuCL film was evaluated with nitrophenol reduction reaction. CuCL film exhibited 97 % catalytic efficiency for 4-nitrophenol and good reusability up to 4th cycle. CuCL film also reduced 2, 4-dinitrophenol and 2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol with 91 % and 87 % efficiency.
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