Green route synthesis of nanoporous copper oxide for efficient supercapacitor and capacitive deionization performances
Paskalis Sahaya Murphin Kumar
Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Research Center for Environmental Medicine, and Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Nanotechnology Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorMyo Tay Zar Myint
Department of Physics, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Lamya Al-Haj
Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Correspondence
Lamya Al-Haj, Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy, Research Center for Environmental Medicine, and Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan and Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan.
E-mail: [email protected]
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Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb
Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Correspondence
Lamya Al-Haj, Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy, Research Center for Environmental Medicine, and Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan and Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan.
E-mail: [email protected]
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Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Nanotechnology Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorVembuli Thanigaivel
Department of Applied Science and Technology, Anna University, Chennai, India
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Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy
Research Center for Environmental Medicine, and Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Correspondence
Lamya Al-Haj, Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy, Research Center for Environmental Medicine, and Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan and Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan.
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorPaskalis Sahaya Murphin Kumar
Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Research Center for Environmental Medicine, and Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Search for more papers by this authorHtet Htet Kyaw
Nanotechnology Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorMyo Tay Zar Myint
Department of Physics, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Lamya Al-Haj
Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Correspondence
Lamya Al-Haj, Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy, Research Center for Environmental Medicine, and Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan and Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan.
E-mail: [email protected]
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Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb
Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Correspondence
Lamya Al-Haj, Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy, Research Center for Environmental Medicine, and Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan and Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan.
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMohammed Al-Abri
Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Nanotechnology Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Search for more papers by this authorVembuli Thanigaivel
Department of Applied Science and Technology, Anna University, Chennai, India
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy
Research Center for Environmental Medicine, and Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Correspondence
Lamya Al-Haj, Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Ala'a H. Al-Muhtaseb, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat-Oman.
E-mail: [email protected]
Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy, Research Center for Environmental Medicine, and Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan and Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital (KMUH), Kaohsiung City-807, Taiwan.
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFunding information: Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Research Center for Environmental Medicine; Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Grant/Award Number: MOST107-2113-M-037-007-MY2; Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Grant/Award Number: CR/SCI/BIOL/18/01
Summary
We demonstrate a simple template-free green method to prepare copper oxide (CuO) nanoporous material using copper acetate as a single precursor with Piper nigrum (Indian black pepper) dried fruit extract as a reducing medium under microwave irradiation. The surface properties and morphology of the obtained CuO material were assessed using powder X-ray diffractometer, X-ray photoelectron spectrometer, field-emission scanning electron microscope with elemental mapping analysis, focused ion beam high-resolution transmission electron microscope, and N2 adsorption-isotherm techniques. The characterization results reveal that the prepared CuO is a single monoclinic crystalline phase, and nanoporous in morphology with a specific surface area of 81.23 m2 g−1 and containing pore sizes between 3–8 nm. Nanoporous CuO showed excellent electrochemical energy storage performance with the specific capacitance of 238 Fg−1 at 5 mVs−1 when compared with commercially available CuO (75 Fg−1). Also, nanoporous CuO showed efficient desalting performance in the capacitive deionization system. This eco-friendly synthesis derived nanoporous CuO can be applied as high-performance supercapacitor material for high-energy storage devices and desalination processes.
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