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ArticleHeliyon2020

Optimization of green biosynthesized visible light active CuO/ZnO nano-photocatalysts for the degradation of organic methylene blue dye.

Amr Fouda, Salem S Salem, Ahmed R Wassel, Mohammed F Hamza, Th I Shaheen

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Article in Heliyon, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Amr FoudaBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, AL-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11884, Egypt.
Salem S SalemBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, AL-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11884, Egypt.
Ahmed R WasselElectron Microscope and Thin Films Department, Physics Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
Mohammed F HamzaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Th I ShaheenNational Research Centre (Scopus affiliation ID 60014618), Textile Research Division, (former El-Tahrir str.), Dokki, P.O. 1C2622, Giza, Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herein, CuO/ZnO nanocomposites at different ratios were successfully synthesized through a green biosynthesis approach. This was performed by harnessing the fungal-secreted enzymes and proteins during the sol-gel process for nanocomposites seed growth. All fabricated nanoparticles/nanocomposites were characterized using Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FT-IR) Spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM-EDX) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

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BiosynthesisCuOMaterials chemistryMaterials scienceNanocompositesNanotechnologyPenicillium corylophilumPhotocatalystZnO

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PMID32995606
PMCPMC7511830

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