A hybrid catalyst for decontamination of organic pollutants based on a bifunctional dicopper(II) complex anchored over niobium oxyhydroxide

Abstract This article describes the preparation and characterization of a hybrid oxidation catalyst for decontamination of organic pollutants which involves a bifunctional dicopper(II) complex and the niobium(V) oxyhydroxide as the active species, the later one being also a solid support. The pH range for the existence of the active species was determined by potentiometric and UV–vis spectroscopy at 25 °C and 0.15 M NaCl in a H 2 O/EtOH (70:30 v/v) solvent mixture containing copper(II) and the ligand N , N -2,2′-ethylenediphenylenebis(oxamic acid) (H 4 L). As far as the hybrid material is concerned, FTIR, FT-Raman, TEM and SEM images, surface area and TG/DTA analyses showed the occurrence o…