Table 2.
Physical characteristics of dry nanoparticles and dispersions of various nanoparticles
| Dry form | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BET analysis | Dispersion form | ||||||||
| S. no. | Name of the nanoparticle | Surface area (m2/g) | Pore volume (cm3/g) | Pore radius (Å) | Size (nm) | PDI | Zeta potential (μE) | pH | Conductivity (μS) |
| 1 | Copper oxide nanoparticles | 112.12 | 0.520 | 86.88 | 377 ± 23 | 0.2 | −21.1 ± 1.4 | 8.310 | 1708 |
| 2 | Cerium oxide nanoparticles | 11.892 | 0.078 | 19.105 | 336 ± 58 | 0.3 | −17.2 ± 0.3 | 8.360 | 1316 |
| 3 | Mixture of copper oxide and cerium oxide nanoparticles | … | … | … | 493 ± 11 | 0.2 | −18.2 ± 1.3 | 8.427 | 1265 |
Abbreviations: BET, Brunauer‐Emmett‐Teller; PDI, polydispersity index.