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• TITLE: Development of the N-Doped Cu-Carbon Composite as a Novel Catalyst for the Removal Reactive Black 5

  AUTHORS: Nargish Jahan Ara, Mohammad Farhadur Rahman, Zubair Hasan, Md. Shofiqul Islam, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman

  KEYWORDS: Catalytic Reduction, Reactive Black 5, Non-Noble Metal Carbon Compo-sites, Calcinations

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol.10 No.7, July 17, 2020

  ABSTRACT: In this study, two Cu-based catalysts with and without N doped carbon matrix, named N-Cu/CuO/C and Cu/CuO were synthesized via calcination of melamine-cupper acetate complex and cupper acetate at 500°C under an inert atmosphere. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM), and CHNS elemental analyzer. The catalytic activity of both catalysts was evaluated through the NaBH4 associated reduction of commercial textile dye named reactive black 5 (RB5). The kinetics of the reduction of reactive black 5 was also described by the pseudo-first-order kinetic equation. For the studied reduction, N-Cu/CuO/C exhibited enhanced catalytic activity both in conversion and kinetics (97% conv. in 315 sec) compared to that of by Cu/CuO/C (25% conv. in 1500 sec). Besides, N-Cu/CuO/C also demonstrated good reusability up to four consecutive cycles.