Synthesis of Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Nanomaterial with Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide Using Sol–Gel Method in Environmentally Benevolent Aqueous Media
Jagannath S. Godse, Santosh B. Gaikwad, Vishal B. Bhise, Rajendra P. Pawar, Sanjay B. Ubale
Abstract
A new green synthetic approach of cobalt oxide (Co 3 O 4 ) nanomaterial with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) using the sol–gel method was investigated. In this preparation, water is considered as a core solvent, and the synthetic approach is environmentally advantageous because of its low cost, easy preparation, and industrial viability due to this solvent. Investigation of nanomaterial have been done by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV-Visible), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and fourier transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Highly dispersed characterization results were shown by synthesized nanomaterial. This green approach proves an effective, eco-friendly, simple and valuable approach for the synthesis of Co 3 O 4 nanomaterial.