ORIENTAL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2021, Vol. 37, No.(5):
Pg. 1030-1040
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Copper Nanoparticle(CuNP’s) Synthesis by the Various
Ways with Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activity
(A-Review)
ISRAFIL ALAM TITO
1
, Md SAHAb UddIN
2
, Md. SHAFIUL ISLAM
1
and SNAHASISH bHOWMIk
1
*
1
Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Noakhali Science and
Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh.
2
Hydrogen Energy Laboratory, Bangladesh Council of Scientifc and Industrial Research,
Chittagong Laboratories, Bangladesh.
*Corresponding author E-mail: sbhowmik.acce@nstu.edu.bd
http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/370503
(Received: July 14, 2021; Accepted: October 06, 2021)
AbSTRACT
Over the last few decades, several studies have been undertaken to determine the benefts
and drawbacks of various copper nanoparticle synthesis processes. Copper nanoparticles have
gathered considerable attention because of their remarkable optical and electrical properties.
CuNPs' optical, electrical and chemical characteristics are substantially depending on their synthesis
procedures. Copper is less expensive than precious metals such as gold and silver, and it also
possesses strong photocatalytic and antimicrobial competencies.In this review, synthesis of copper
nanoparticles by various methods such as physical, chemical and biological is elaborately illustrated
and in the meantime it's also explained how different reaction variables like temperature, pressure,
reaction time, and reactor properties affect the size, shape, and surface area of produced copper
nanoparticles. Moreover, photocatalysis and antibacterial mechanism for copper nanoparticles are
also illustrated with proper illustration.
keywords: Copper, Nanoparticles, Photocatalysis, Antibacterial Activities, Morphology.
INTROdUCTION
A material is said to be nanomaterial,
when its size in the range of 1-100 nm(at least
in one dimension). Nanomaterials has been
used in various felds such as physics, chemistry,
biology, nanomedicine, electronics, agriculture,
textiles, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, construction,
environmental sciences etc. because of the unique
properties such as largesurface area to volume
ratio, optical, mechanical, magnetic, electrical
and properties etc
1
. Till date, various kinds of
nanomaterials such as metallic and nonmetallic
nanomaterial, core-shell nanomaterials,composites,
organic nanomaterial,and metal oxide nanoparticles
has been synthesized
2,3
. Among these nanomaterials,
copper nanoparticles are considered as a potential
material for different purposes such as catalyst, se