Recovery of copper from a wastewater for preparation of Cu@C nanoparticles

Y. M. Chiu, C. H. Huang, F. C. Chang, H. Y. Kang, H. Paul Wang

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Abstract

Copper in the chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) wastewater has been effectively chelated with starch at the atomic ratios of carbon (in starch) to Cu (in wastewater) of 3-42. By carbonization of the Cu2+-starch complexes at 623 K for 30 min, nanosize-controllable metallic copper (Cu) embedded in the carbon shells (thickness = 3-5 nm) (Cu@C) can be formed. The carbon shells consisted of mainly diamond and graphite observed by Raman can prevent the nanosize core Cu from being oxidized and aggregated. Notably, by manipulating the C/Cu ratios, nanosize Cu ranging from 6 to 40 nm can be obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)279-282
Number of pages4
JournalSustainable Environment Research
Volume21
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Pollution

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