Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2020,11, 1546–1555, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.137
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Keywords: copper(I) oxide (Cu2O); Cu2O nanoparticles; degradation; methyl parathion; surface basicity; Introduction
Organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) are one of many kinds of pesticides that have attracted some attention mainly due to their neurotoxic effect [1][2][3]. The primary mechanism of action of
bacteria are used for the degradation of MP, whereas photocatalytic degradation needs photons in the form of UV light and chemical degradation utilizes chemical species, such as copper(I) oxide (Cu2O) NPs in this work.
Cu2O is widely known for its photocatalytic activity [29][30][31][32][33]. However
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Figure 1:
Powder XRD of the Cu2O NPs used before (black) and after (blue) the degradation of MP. The red numb...