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Impact of Spherical Gold Nanoparticles from Phyllanthus emblica (Indian Gooseberry) Fruit Extract on the Photocatalytic Reduction of Methylene Blue Dye

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2019.22255
Ami Ansul Shah
P.G. and Research Department of Physics, Queen Mary's College (Autonomous), Chennai-600004, India
D. Jayalakshmi
P.G. and Research Department of Physics, Queen Mary's College (Autonomous), Chennai-600004, India
Belina Xavier
Department of Physics, Stella Maris College (Autonomous), Chennai-600086, India

Corresponding Author(s) : Belina Xavier

belina.xavier@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 31 No. 11 (2019): Vol 31 Issue 11

Abstract

In present study, gold nanoparticles are synthesized using the aqueous fruit extract of Phyllanthus emblica (Indian gooseberry) via the green synthesis route. The biomolecules such as phenols, ascorbic acid, flavanols and tannins play an important role in the reduction of the metal ions as investigated by FT-IR studies. The UV-visible spectroscopy studies confirm the surface plasmon resonance peaks in the range of 532-550 nm and is characteristic of the colour change from pale yellow to pinkish-purple. The TEM analysis exhibits the spherical gold nanoparticles in the range of 10-50 nm. The zeta potential observed value is found to be -9.92 mV indicating a good stability and highly dependent on the shape and the interparticle interaction of metal nanoparticles in the medium. The particle size obtained by the dynamic light scattering method is in agreement with the TEM analysis. Gold nanoparticles act as a potential catalyst under mercury light illumination and shows 92.4 % degradation of methylene blue from the contaminated water.

Keywords

Phyllanthus emblica Gold nanoparticles Zeta potential Transmission Electron Microscopy
Shah, A. A., Jayalakshmi, D., & Xavier, B. (2019). Impact of Spherical Gold Nanoparticles from Phyllanthus emblica (Indian Gooseberry) Fruit Extract on the Photocatalytic Reduction of Methylene Blue Dye. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 31(11), 2613–2617. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2019.22255
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