Preparation and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Leaf Extract of Sambucus ebulus

Autor: Sanaz Alamdari, Morteza Sasani Ghamsari, Chan Lee, Wooje Han, Hyung-Ho Park, Majid Jafar Tafreshi, Hosein Afarideh, Mohammad Hosein Majles Ara
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 10, p 3620 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app10103620
Popis: Plants are one of the best sources to obtain a variety of natural surfactants in the field of green synthesizing material. Sambucus ebulus, which has unique natural properties, has been considered a promising material in traditional Asian medicine. In this context, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were prepared using S. ebulus leaf extract, and their physicochemical properties were investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results revealed that the prepared ZnO NPs are highly crystalline, having a wurtzite crystal structure. The average crystallite size of prepared NPs was around 17 nm. Green synthesized NPs showed excellent absorption in the UV region as well as strong yellow-orange emission at room temperature. Prepared nanoparticles exhibited good antibacterial activity against various organisms and a passable photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye pollutants. The obtained results demonstrated that the biosynthesized ZnO NPs reveal interesting characteristics for various potential applications in the future.
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