| Summary: | A readily available and reasonably priced lignocellulosic material that comes from nature is sawdust or wood shaving. It is a waste product of both industry and agriculture that is widely distributed and has disposal issues. The management of waste (such as sawdust) and research into transforming it into various compounds for specialized purposes and objectives have recently drawn a lot of interest. Therefore, the primary objective of this investigation can be summed up as showcasing sawdust as a type of intriguing bio-waste and turning it into wealth for a variety of applications. Copper-Sawdust nanocomposites have been produced into powder and rectangular slabs using the chemical reduction method.The nanocomposite was investigated with Transmission Electron Microscopy which revealed a spherical shape with particle sizes ranging between 3 and 14 nm. Electron diffraction studies confirmed the planes (111), (200), and (220) as well as the presence of metal copper.X-ray Diffraction studies confirmed the Miller indices for the characteristic high-intensity peaks in the range 35°- 65° as (111), (200), and (220) with corresponding Crystallite sizes as 14.4 nm, 14.7 nm, and 11.9 nm respectively. The crystallite size was comparable to the actual size of the Nanocomposite confirming the precision of the results. The average lattice constant is 4.23Å. The research also confirms that the copper nanoparticle was crystalline with Face Centered Cubic (FCC) structure similar to the bulk Copper. The Electron diffraction and the X-ray diffraction also confirmed similar planes. The current study indicates that Copper nanocomposite may find use in several industrial domains making it extremely beneficial to the scientific community.
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