화학공학소재연구정보센터
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.94, No.7, 1322-1327, 2016
Synthesis and characterization of copper succinate and copper oxide nanoparticles by electrochemical treatment: Optimization by Taguchi robust analysis
Cylindrical rod-shaped copper succinate nanoparticles were prepared using the electrochemical method. Taguchi robust design was applied to optimize experimental parameters such as succinic ion concentration (C-o), current applied (I-ap), and pH (pH). The obtained copper succinate nano-rods were further thermally treated at different temperatures to produce copper oxide (CuO) nano-disks. At optimum conditions of I-ap=0.5 A, pH=7, and C-o=0.25, the maximum productivity of copper nanoparticles before and after calcination at 500 degrees C was 1.53g and 1.06g, respectively. Products were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and UV-visible spectrophotometry to determine their various physicochemical characteristics.