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MATERIALS TODAY-PROCEEDINGS
Volume 42, Issue -, Pages 1867-1871Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.12.222
Keywords
Green synthesis; Silver nanoparticle; Phyllanthus emblica; Fruit extract
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- Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), an organisation of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh
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A cost-effective and non-hazardous method utilizing Indian gooseberry fruit extract was used for the plant-mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized through various techniques, confirming the effectiveness of the fruit extract in reducing and stabilizing the nanoparticles.
A cost-effective and non-hazardous approach was carried out for the plant-mediated green synthesis of metallic nanomaterials utilizing the fruit extract of Indian gooseberry (Amla) or Phyllanthus emblica. In this study, silver nanoparticles were effectively synthesized from silver nitrate precursors through a facile and eco-friendly method using the fruit extract of Phyllanthus emblica as a reducing and stabilizing agent. The ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction analysis, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDX) were employed to characterize the synthesized nanoparticles. A face-centered cubic crystalline structure and elemental silver phase were identified by x-ray diffraction analysis. The Rietveld refinement determined the average crystallite size (Lvol-IB) of the silver nanoparticles' as 16.29 nm. The microstructural analysis revealed the spherical shape of the as-synthesized silver nanoparticles and the average grain size ranged between 60 and 80 nm. The development of elemental silver was affirmed by the EDX spectrum. The bio-reduction of silver ions and the formation of silver nanoparticles were ascertained by the UV-Vis spectral analysis. A surface plasmon resonance peak was found at 453 nm. The well-balanced size and shape of the synthesized elemental silver nanoparticles suggested the Phyllanthus emblica fruit extract as an effective reducing agent. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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