摘要

A rapid, template-free and surfactant-free approach is proposed for the preparation of copper oxide-poly(m-phenylenediamine) (CuO-PmPD) microflower composites by simply mixing aqueous Cu(NO3)(2) and m-phenylenediamine (mPD) at 10 degrees C. The concentrations of reactants are found to play an important role in the formation of different CuO-PmPD morphologies. The morphologies of the composites can be varied from microflowers to spheres by changing the concentrations of reactants. Moreover, the CuO-PmPD microflower composite exhibits a superior capacity for methyl orange (MO) adsorption.