Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 11, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11071816
Keywords
zinc oxide; nanoparticles; black tea extract; gallic acid; green synthesis; antioxidants; antimicrobial activity
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- Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education [205719/E 725/S/2018]
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This study presents the green synthesis of zinc oxide particles using black tea extract, with a thorough investigation of the properties using various analytical techniques. The results showed that gallic acid from black tea extract plays a crucial role in controlling the crystallization process of ZnO. The interactions between ZnO and gallic acid confer the obtained particles with significant antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.
In this work, zinc oxide particles (ZnO NPs) green synthesis with the application of black tea extract (BT) is presented. A thorough investigation of the properties of the extract and the obtained materials was conducted by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and quadrupole mass spectroscopy (QMS). The obtained results indicated that the amount of used BT strongly influenced the morphology, chemical, and crystalline structure of the obtained particles. The investigation demonstrated that the substance present in black tea (BT) extract, which was adsorbed on the ZnO surface, was in fact gallic acid. It was found that gallic acid controls the crystallization process of ZnO by temporarily blocking the zinc cations. Additionally, these organic molecules interact with the hydroxide group of the precipitant. This blocks the dehydration process stabilizing the zinc hydroxide forms and hinders its transformation into zinc oxide. Performed measurements indicated that obtained ZnO particles have great antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, which are significantly correlated with ZnO-gallic acid interactions.
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