Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of CuFe2O4 Magnetic Nanoparticles: A Novel Effective Catalyst for Reduction of Nitrobenzene Derivatives

As a matter of fact using microwave technic for preparation of nanoparticles is one of the most significant methods among all. This is because of simplicity of manner and attainment to smaller scales in nanoparticles size. Nanoparticles have gained much attention for catalysis in recent years because of their high surface-to-volume ratios and unique electronic and surface properties. In recent years CuFe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) have enticed a bunch of scientists‟ research concentrations due to their diverse applications. In this paper, a novel microwave-assisted manner for synthesis of CuFe2O4 MNP was presented. The process is a comfortable, eco-friendly, low-cost and efficient preparation method for the CuFe2O4 MNP. Researches have indicated that they can be very effective in some reactions such as phenol degradation, selective oxidation of fluorine and reduction of nitrobenzene. The destination of this project will be evaluating effectiveness of CuFe2O4 MNP in reduction reaction of nitrobenzene derivatives. CuFe2O4 MNPs exhibited several advantages such as stability, mono-dispersity, low-cost, simplicity and rapid separation performance over other catalysts for the reduction of nitrobenzene derivatives. The separation of nano-catalysts from the reaction mixture is an important issue. In order to solve this problem, many researchers have worked on the preparation of nanocomposites which combine the noble metal with magnetic materials. The catalyst was magnetically separated and reused 3-5 times without significant loss of catalytic activity. Characterization of catalyst was done by XRD and SEM analyzes. Results have exposed that catalyst was synthesized correctly in the desirable morphological structure.