The copper nanoparticles with uniform particle size have been synthesized in situ on graphene. I want to separate copper nanoparticles and graphene to collect copper nanoparticles. Thank you for your guidance!
Avoid the grapheme in the preparation and you'll not need to separate out the copper nanoparticles. Use an inorganic oxide (e.g. silica) as your support.
If the presence of organic ligands is not a problem for you, you can try to add an aqueous solution containing some thiolated or aminated hydrophilic ligands. This could help you to desorb nanoparticles.