GREEN SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES FROM FLOWER EXTRACT OF NERIUM OLEANDER AND ITS CHARACTERIZATION
V. Bharathi* and S. Shanthi
ABSTRACT
There is an increasing commercial demand for nanoparticles due to
their wide applicability in various areas such as electronics, catalysis,
chemistry, energy, and medicine. This work deals with the synthesis
and characterization of silver nanoparticles using Nerium oleander
flower. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by using
UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy, FT-IR and SEM analysis. The
reaction mixture turned to brownish gray colour after 5 hrs of
incubation and exhibits an absorbance peak around 450 nm
characteristic of Ag nanoparticles. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis showed
silver nanoparticles was pure and polydispersed and the size were ranging from 10-40 nm.
The approach of green synthesis seems to be cost efficient, eco-friendly and easy alternative
to conventional methods of silver nanoparticles synthesis.
Keywords: electronics, catalysis, chemistry, energy, and medicine.
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