Journal
IET NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 109-116Publisher
INST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY-IET
DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2012.0041
Keywords
Fourier transform spectra; gold; infrared spectra; microorganisms; nanobiotechnology; nanofabrication; nanoparticles; silver; transmission electron microscopy; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; Ag; Au; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; bioreduction; functional groups; transmission electron microscopy; UV-visible absorption spectroscopy; nanoparticle formation; ecofriendly procedure; dead algae; reducing agent; silver nanoparticles; gold nanoparticles; metallic nanoparticles; biological synthesis
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- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
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The increasing demand and limited natural resources of noble metals make its recovery from dilute industrial wastes attractive, especially when using environmentally friendly methods. Nowadays, the high impact that nanotechnology is having in both science and society offers new research possibilities. Gold and silver nanoparticles were biosynthesised by a simple method using different algae as reducing agent. The authors explored the application of dead algae in an eco-friendly procedure. The nanoparticle formation was followed by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The functional groups involved in the bioreduction were studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
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