scholarly journals Phytosynthetic Ag doped ZnO nanoparticles: Semiconducting green remediators

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 556-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khuram Shahzad Ahmad ◽  
Shaan Bibi Jaffri

AbstractHighly stable semiconducting silver doped zinc oxide nanoparticles have been synthesized via facile, biomimetic and sustainable route, through utilization of Zinc acetate dihydrate (C4H6O4Zn · 2H2O) as host, Silver nitrate (AgNO3) as dopant and phytochemicals of angiospermic medicinal plant Prunus cerasifera as the reducing agents. Synthesis of Ag doped ZnO nanoparticles was done in a one pot synthetic mode by varying the amount of dopant from 0.2 – 2.0%. Synthesized photocatalyst nanoparticles were analyzed via UV-vis, FTIR, XRD and SEM. Commendable alleviation in the direct band gap i.e. 2.81 eV was achieved as a result of doping. Silver doped zinc oxide nanoparticles size ranged between 72.11 – 100 nm with rough surface morphology and higher polydispersity degree. The XRD patterns revealed the hexagonal wurtzite geometry of crystals with an average crystallite size of 2.99 nm. Persistent organic dyes Methyl Orange, Safranin O and Rhodamine B were sustainably photodegraded in direct solar irradiance with remarkable degradation percentages up to 81.76, 74.11 and 85.52% in limited time with pseudo first order reaction kinetics (R2 =0.99, 0.99 and 0.97). Furthermore, efficient inhibition against nine microbes of biomedical and agriculturally significance was achieved. Synthesized nanoparticles are potential green remediators of polluted water and perilous pathogens.

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 7509-7535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eswaran Prabakaran ◽  
Kriveshini Pillay

In this study, the synthesis of nitrogen-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles with a cabbage like morphology (N-ZnONCBs) by a hydrothermal method using zinc acetate dihydrate as a precursor and hydrazine monohydrate as a nitrogen source is reported.


2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (30) ◽  
pp. 11934-11948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prathap Somu ◽  
Subhankar Paul

Biodegradable ZnO nanoparticles with excellent biocompatibility prepared via a biogenic process have great potential as therapeutic agent-cum-drug carriers for cancer treatment.


2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 2295-2305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Faraz ◽  
Faria K. Naqvi ◽  
Mohammad Shakir ◽  
Neeraj Khare

Samarium-doped ZnO nanoparticles (1%, 3%, and 5%) were synthesized by a gel-combustion route and their application as an efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of Malachite green (MG) dye is demonstrated.


RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (81) ◽  
pp. 42758-42763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haifeng Zhou ◽  
Hua Wang ◽  
Kang Zheng ◽  
Zhen Gu ◽  
Zhaofeng Wu ◽  
...  

Aluminum-doped ZnO nanoparticles with tunable NIR absorption.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (111) ◽  
pp. 110108-110111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenghui Liu ◽  
Huifang Zhou ◽  
Jiefeng Liu ◽  
Xudong Yin ◽  
Yufeng Mao ◽  
...  

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have been monitored in wastewater treatment plants as their potential adverse effects on functional microorganisms have been causing increasing concern.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (46) ◽  
pp. 36845-36857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting Ren ◽  
Jie Wang ◽  
Jinfeng Yuan ◽  
Mingwang Pan ◽  
Gang Liu ◽  
...  

P(VC-co-AAEM)/ZnO nanoparticles are prepared by a nano-coating method, and the morphology of the raspberry-like particles is adjusted by hydrophilicity and NaOH concentration.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 5977-5996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saee Gharpure ◽  
Balaprasad Ankamwar

With increase in incidence of multidrug resistant pathogens, there is a demand to adapt newer approaches in order to combat these diseases as traditional therapy is insufficient for their treatment. Use of nanotechnology provides a promising alternative as antimicrobial agents as against traditional antibiotics. Metal oxides have been exploited for a long times for their antimicrobial properties. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are preferred over other metal oxide nanoparticles because of their bio-compatible nature and excellent antibacterial potentials. The basic mechanism of bactericidal nature of ZnO nanoparticles includes physical contact between ZnO nanoparticles and the bacterial cell wall, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as free radicals and release of Zn2+ ions. This review focuses on different synthesis methods of ZnO nanoparticles, various analytical techniques frequently used for testing antibacterial properties, mechanism explaining antibacterial nature of ZnO nanoparticles as well as different factors affecting the antibacterial properties.


Optik ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 218 ◽  
pp. 165245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Chun Liu ◽  
JingFeng Li ◽  
JongChan Ahn ◽  
JianYu Pu ◽  
Esrat Jahan Rupa ◽  
...  

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