Majid Mahjoore - Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran
Ahmad Aryafar - Department of Chemical Engineering, Birjand University of Technology, Birjand, Iran
Moones Honarmand - Department of Chemical Engineering, Birjand University of Technology, Birjand, Iran

The aim of the present study was to investigate the catalytic activity of copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles in the photodegradation of ciprofloxacin as a model pharmaceutical pollutant. The CuO nanoparticles were synthesized using Ferula. The biosynthesized CuO nanoparticles showed high photocatalytic performance and ۹۲.۹۳% of ciprofloxacin was degraded in the presence of this efficient photocatalyst.

CuO nanoparticles, Ferula, Ciprofloxacin, Photocatalyst