Facile Aglaia elaeagnoidea Mediated Synthesis of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles: Antioxidant and Catalysis Properties

A facile and green route for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is of significant intriguing, as it provides simple, rapid, clean, nontoxic, easily available, energy-efficient, cost-effective fabrication method. We reported environmentally benign and unexplored plant Aglaia elaeagnoidea flower...

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Published in:Journal of cluster science 2017-07, Vol.28 (4), p.2041-2056
Main Authors: Manjari, G., Saran, S., Arun, T., Devipriya, Suja P., Vijaya Bhaskara Rao, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aminophenol
Antimicrobial agents
Antioxidants
Carcinogens
Catalysis
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Clean energy
Dyes
Flavonoids
Flowers & plants
Fourier transforms
Gold
Inorganic Chemistry
Metabolites
Methylene blue
Nanochemistry
Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology
Nitrophenol
Original Paper
Phenols
Physical Chemistry
Phytochemicals
Pollutants
Silver
Wastewater treatment
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Summary:A facile and green route for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is of significant intriguing, as it provides simple, rapid, clean, nontoxic, easily available, energy-efficient, cost-effective fabrication method. We reported environmentally benign and unexplored plant Aglaia elaeagnoidea flower extract for the synthesis of spherical and crystalline silver (Ag) and gold (Au) nanoparticles with an excellent robustness against agglomeration. The resultant nanoparticles were characterized using UV–Vis spec., FTIR, XRD, FESEM, EDAX, and TEM techniques. The uniqueness of our method lies in fast synthesis (10 min for Ag NPs) and ultra rapid homogeneous and heterogeneous complete degradation of Methylene Blue and Congo Red within few seconds using the synthesized Ag and Au NPs as the catalyst, respectively. Whereas more than 90% conversion of 4-Nitrophenol to 4-Aminophenol within few minutes for homogenous and few seconds for heterogeneous method using Ag and Au NPs were obtained. Hence, the results of this study demonstrate the possible application of biosynthesized of Ag and Au NPs as nanocatalyst in waste water treatment.
ISSN:1040-7278
1572-8862
DOI:10.1007/s10876-017-1199-8