Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles by Cyperus pangorei and its potential in structural, optical and catalytic dye degradation
APPLIED NANOSCIENCE
Authors: Parvathiraja, C.; Shailajha, S.; Shanavas, S.; Gurung, J.
Abstract
The development of effective photocatalyst through green and eco-friendly approach has become a great concern for the light-induced degradation of organic pollutant dyes. This article reports a simple, cost-effective, and a benign environmental biosynthesis of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) using Cyperus pangorei, a plant extract with three different concentrations of AgNO3 in aqueous media. The synthesized silver nanoparticles were performed ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), transmission electron microscope (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peak at 437 nm in UV-Vis spectroscopy confirmed the reduction of Ag+ ions into Ag nanoparticles. FTIR spectra revealed that plant extract could reduce/stabilize/capping to form Ag nanoparticles, and strong PL emission spectra tend to exhibit higher photocatalytic activity. The structural information is derived from XRD and TEM, which can exhibit the FCC structure and polydisperse with the spherical shape. EDX addresses the presence of Ag constitute. XPS confirmed the Ag nanoparticles in characteristic silver peaks, plant extract derivatives, and their oxidative states' binding energy. The photocatalytic activity of Ag nanoparticles against dye Rhodamine B (Rh-B) under ultraviolet irradiation with periodic interval and pseudo-first-order kinetics were also studied. The obtained results show that the synthesized Ag nanoparticles can degrade dye (Rh-B) up to 86% within 2 h of irradiation time. Furthermore, the present study suggests that the biosynthesized Ag nanoparticles could be potential photocatalysts against various industrial dyes as well as C. pangorei; plant extract can be usto modify and develop more efficient nano-photocatalyst for other application.
Facile Synthesis of SiO2/CMC/Ag Hybrids Derived from Waste Biomass (Sugarcane Bagasse) Having Special Medical Application
JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Authors: Kumar, Harish; Gehlaut, Avneesh Kumar; Gaur, Ankur; Park, Jin-Won; Maken, Sanjeev
Abstract
This research is focused on the use of sol gel technique to synthesize amorphous SiO2 hybrids derived from lab made CMC (made from sugarcane bagasse) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) comprising silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs). The dominant absorption peak in the order of 425 nm confirms the presence of Ag-NPs hybrid group owing to the surface Plasmon resonance (SPR). Ag-NPs hybrid characterization of was performed by Ultra violet-visible spectra (UV-Vis), Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Particle size analyser (PSA), Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The antibacterial action of Ag-NPs in contrast to Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) (ATCC 433) and Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis) (ATCC 1688) was analyzed by using the method of agar disk diffusion technique. Ag-NPs hybrids extracted from lab-made CMC confirm higher adverse bacterial action through Gram-positive bacteria as well as Gram-negative bacteria related to synthetic CMC acquired from the market.