Abstract

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES BY USING UV/VIS SPECTROMETRY, SCANNING ELECTRON MICRSCOPY AND ITS ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST BACILLUS SPP., PSEUDOMONAS SPP ESCHERICHIA COLI

J.C. Pradeep Kumar* and Priya Mourya

Abstract

An eco-friendly and green synthesis of zinc oxide Nanoparticles using co-precipitation method was investigated. UV/Vis-Spectra showed the maximum absorbance of 380 nm in the zinc oxide nanoparticles formation. The sharp peaks indicated the crystallinity and purity of zinc oxide nanoparticles. We have successfully synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles. Co-precipitation methods are a new approach for synthesizing Nanoparticles and are of low cost and material availability. In this study zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared via hydrothermal growth using zinc acetate dihydrate and sodium hydroxide, as it is commercially available and cheap. The SEM images and FTIR were also studied in the project to give the perfectness in structure of Zinc Oxide Particles. We have investigated their microbiological activity and in future we are working on their use in Ayurveda.

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