| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-17页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATION, SYMBOLS AND TERMS | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction and Literature review | 第18-46页 |
| 1.1 Introduction | 第18-20页 |
| 1.2 Applications of nanotechnology | 第20-21页 |
| 1.3 Semiconductor (Metal oxide) microstructures | 第21-24页 |
| 1.3.1 Cupper (CuO) MPs | 第21-22页 |
| 1.3.2 Zinc Oxide microstructures (ZnO) | 第22-24页 |
| 1.4 Morphologies control synthesis of CuO/ZnO MPs | 第24-39页 |
| 1.4.1 Chemical methods | 第25-28页 |
| 1.4.2 Physical methods | 第28-30页 |
| 1.4.3 Biological synthesis | 第30-34页 |
| 1.4.4 Factors influencing the synthesis of CuO/ZnO MPs | 第34-37页 |
| 1.4.5 Applications of CuO/ZnO MPs | 第37-39页 |
| 1.5 How CuO/ZnO microparticles act as photocatalyst | 第39-44页 |
| 1.5.1 Effect of active parameters moving photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants (Dyes) | 第41-44页 |
| 1.6 Aim and significance of the study | 第44-46页 |
| 1.6.1 Research objective | 第44-45页 |
| 1.6.2 Significance of the study | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter 2 Materials synthesis and characterization techniques | 第46-51页 |
| 2.1 Materials, Reagents and Apparatus | 第46-47页 |
| 2.1.1 Materials and Reagents | 第46页 |
| 2.1.2 Apparatus and Equipment | 第46-47页 |
| 2.2 Groundwork of dried biomass of Cinnamomum camphora leaf extract | 第47页 |
| 2.3 Preparation of Cinnamomum camphora leaf extract | 第47页 |
| 2.4 Synthesis of CuO/ZnO microparticles | 第47页 |
| 2.5 Structural Characterization techniques of CuO/ZnO MPs | 第47-50页 |
| 2.5.1 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) | 第47-48页 |
| 2.5.2 EDX analysis (energy dispersive X-ray) | 第48页 |
| 2.5.3 Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) | 第48-49页 |
| 2.5.4 X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) measurement | 第49页 |
| 2.5.5 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra (FTIR) analysis of dry biomass | 第49页 |
| 2.5.6 FTIR analysis of CuO/ZnO MPs | 第49页 |
| 2.5.7 UV vis DRS analysis | 第49-50页 |
| 2.6 Photocatalytic Experiments | 第50-51页 |
| Chapter 3: The effects and roles of synthesis parameters in controlling the morphology of theevolving CuO/ZnO MPs | 第51-60页 |
| 3.1 Effects and roles of synthesis parameters | 第51-54页 |
| 3.2 Effect of plant extracts concentration | 第54-55页 |
| 3.3 Effect of pH | 第55-57页 |
| 3.4 Effect of Cu (NO_3)_2.3H_2O and Zn (NO_3)_2.6H_2O concentration | 第57-58页 |
| 3.5 Effect of reaction temperature on the synthesis of CuO/ZnO MPs | 第58-60页 |
| Chapter 4: Observation of optical properties and Growth formation of the synthesized CuO/ZnOMPs | 第60-73页 |
| 4.1 Observation of the optical properties of the CuO/ZnO MPs | 第60-64页 |
| 4.1.1 UV-vis Diffuse Reflectance Absorption Spectrum (DRS) | 第60-61页 |
| 4.1.2 Photoluminescence (PL) analysis of the CuO/ZnO MPs | 第61-62页 |
| 4.1.3 BET analysis of the CuO/ZnO NPs | 第62-64页 |
| 4.2 Growth formation of the synthesized CuO/ZnO MPs | 第64-66页 |
| 4.2.1 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra (FTIR) Analysis of the leaf extract | 第64-65页 |
| 4.2.2 Formation Mechanism of the CuO/ZnO MPs | 第65-66页 |
| 4.3 Photocatalytic performance of the CuO/ZnO MPs | 第66-67页 |
| 4.4 Effect of operational parameters on photocatalytic activity of CuO/ZnO UPS | 第67-73页 |
| 4.4.1 Effect of dye concentration | 第67-68页 |
| 4.4.2 Effect of catalyst dosae | 第68-69页 |
| 4.4.3 Effect of CuO/ZnO MPs molar ratio on photocatalytic activity | 第69-70页 |
| 4.4.4 Reusability of the CuO/ZnO MPs catalyst | 第70-73页 |
| Chapter 5: Conclusion and recommendations | 第73-75页 |
| 5.1. Conclusion | 第73-74页 |
| 5.2. Recommendations | 第74-75页 |
| References | 第75-84页 |
| Appendix | 第84-87页 |
