Ultrasmall copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) have been synthesized using lemongrass tea as a reducing agent. The non-plasmonic nanoparticles have been characterized by UV-vis, NIR, electron microscopy, and elemental analysis techniques. Electron microscopy has shown that the CuNPs have diameters of less than 5 nm. Experiments to determine the reducing capacity of the lemongrass tea have been performed. The potential use of the CuNPs as catalysts for model organic reactions has been studied. Example reactions have shown that the CuNPs can catalyze the reduction of organic compounds in aqueous solution.

Ultrasmall Cu nanoparticles: A greener synthesis and catalytic studies

249th National Meeting (2015)

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