Heat Mediated Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Citrus limon (Lemon) Extract
T.C. Prathna1
1Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012, India
2Department of Chemical Technology, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein-2028, South Africa
3Centre for Nanobiotechnology, VIT University, Vellore-632 014, India
*Corresponding author: Tel: +91 80 2293 2705, E-mail: prathna.tc@gmail.com
Ashok M. Raichur1
1Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012, India
2Department of Chemical Technology, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein-2028, South Africa
3Centre for Nanobiotechnology, VIT University, Vellore-632 014, India
*Corresponding author: Tel: +91 80 2293 2705, E-mail: prathna.tc@gmail.com
N. Ch
1Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012, India
2Department of Chemical Technology, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein-2028, South Africa
3Centre for Nanobiotechnology, VIT University, Vellore-632 014, India
*Corresponding author: Tel: +91 80 2293 2705, E-mail: prathna.tc@gmail.com
Amitava Mukherjee3
1Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560 012, India
2Department of Chemical Technology, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein-2028, South Africa
3Centre for Nanobiotechnology, VIT University, Vellore-632 014, India
*Corresponding author: Tel: +91 80 2293 2705, E-mail: prathna.tc@gmail.com
Corresponding Author(s) : T.C. Prathna1
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol 25 No Supplementary Issue
In the present study, silver nanoparticles were rapidly synthesized by treating silver ions with Citrus limon (lemon) extract at higher temperature. The effect of process parameters like reductant concentration, mixing ratio of the reactants, concentration of silver nitrate and heating time period were studied. The formation of silver nanoparticles was confirmed by surface plasmon resonance as determined by UV-visible spectra in the range of 400-500 nm. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed the distinctive facets (111, 200, 220, 222 and 311 planes) of silver nanoparticles. Nanoparticles below 50 nm with spherical and spheroidal shape were observed from microscopic studies. The study offers a rapid method to synthesize silver nanoparticles within ten minutes of interaction with the bio-reductant.
Keywords
Citrus limonBio-reductantSilver.
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Prathna1, T., M. Raichur1, A., Ch, N., & Mukherjee3, A. (2013). Heat Mediated Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Citrus limon (Lemon) Extract. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 25(20), 305–307. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/25_Supplementary%20Issue_84
