Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Volume 212, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113323
Keywords
ZnO; CuO; Nanoparticles; Elaeagnus indica; Antimicrobials; Photocatalytic activity
Funding
- King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [RSP-2021/364]
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This study successfully synthesized zinc oxide and copper oxide nanoparticles using Elaeagnus indica leaf extract for the first time, demonstrating excellent antimicrobial activity and photodegradation properties.
The present study focused on synthesizing ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) and CuO NPs using Elaeagnus indica leaf extract as reducing and stabilizing agents using Zn(O2CCH3)(2) and Cu2SO4, respectively, for the first time. We have confirmed the formation of aggregated ZnO NPs and CuO NPs with phytochemicals by various spectral analyses and electron microscopy studies. The size of synthesized ZnO NPs and CuO NPs were in the range of 20-30 nm and 30-40 nm, respectively. The antimicrobial activity of ZnO NPs at 75 mu g concentration is superior against Salmonella typhimurium, Klebsiella pneumonia, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Aspergillus niger. While CuO nanoparticles with 75 mu g concentration effectively inhibited S. typhimurium, B. subtilis, S. epidermidis, and A. niger. Phytochemicals and reactive oxygen species generated by the prepared NPs may account for the antimicrobial effects observed. The photodegradation of methylene blue by ZnO NPs and CuO NPs was 91% and 76%, respectively, for 6 h of sunlight exposure. CuO NPs and ZnO NPs have different intrinsic properties and phytochemical compositions; hence ZnO NPs photodegrade faster than CuO NPs even though ZnO has higher bandgap energy than CuO. Consequently, CuO and ZnO NPs produced from E. indica leaf extract might be utilized as antimicrobials and photocatalysts in the future.
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