Averrhoa carambola: A Renewable Source of Oxalic Acid for the Facile and Green Synthesis of Divalent Metal (Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, and Cu) Oxalates and Oxide Nanoparticles

• Published in: Journal of Applied Chemistry (Hindawi) Vol. 2014; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Nguefack Marius Borel, Nguimezong, Foba-Tendo, Josepha, Yufanyi, Divine Mbom, Peter Etape, Ekane, Eko, Jude Namanga, John Ngolui, Lambi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 17.09.2014

A green, simple, and environmentally benign synthetic approach has been utilised to obtain some bivalent metal oxalates from Averrhoa carambola juice extract, without any purification or special treatment of the juice. The main acid components (oxalic acid and ascorbic acid) of the juice were identi...