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ABSTRACT
The main objective of the present study is to deal with them Zinc Oxide (ZnO) plays a vital role in chemical
the green synthesis of Zinc Oxide
xide [ZnO] nanoparticles industries due to its anti-corrosive
corrosive and anti-bacterial
anti
utilizing
lizing aqueous leaf extract of Jasminum activities. Metal nanoparticles can be prepared by
Fluminense.` Zinc acetate [Zn(O2CCH3)2(H2O)2] and both physical and chemical methods such as UV
sodium hydroxide [NaOH] were used as starting irradiation, microwave irradiation, chemical
materials and Jasminum Fluminense [Nithyamalli] reduction, photochemical method, electron irradiation
leaf extract is used as precursor in the synthesis of and sonoelectrochemical method [1]. But these
ZnO nanoparticles. The resultant nanopowder was methodss are costly, labor intensive and hazardous to
characterized by using Ultraviolet [UV] – Visible environment as well as living organisms and in order
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared to eliminate this we need an alternative,
Spectroscopy [FTIR] IR] and Transmission Electron environmentally friendly, cost-effective
cost and safest
Microscopic [TEM] studies. Formation of ZnO approach [2]. So green approach of nanoparticle
nanoparticles has been confirmed by UV UV-visible synthesis has gained great attention among scientists
spectroscopy and the TEM analysis spectacles tha that the and literature review divulges that leaves are
synthesized ZnO nanoparticlesicles are of face centered generally used for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles
cubic (fcc) structure and the size is found to be around because they act as both reducing and stabilizing
20 nm. FTIR spectral analysis indicated the leaf agent.
extract acts as the reducing and capping agents on the
Generally nanoparticles are the cluster of atoms in
surface of ZnO nanoparticles. This sim simplistic and
nanometer range. There are two types of nanoparticles
green approach may provide a useful tool to hefty
namely metal and metal tal oxide nanoparticles.
nanoparticle Both of
extent in the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles. These
them are very important but ut metal oxide nanoparticle
synthesized nanostructures illustrate novel
such as CuO, TiO2 and ZnO have semiconductor
semi
applications in many fields such as cosmetics,
properties. Now-a-days
days ZnO nanoparticle has gained
optoelectronics, sensors, transducers and biomedica
biomedical
great attention among researchers owing to its
science because it is environmentally friendly and
different characteristics such
uch as catalysis, electrical
does not involve any harmful substances
substances.
conductivity and cytotoxicity [3]. [3 The biological
Keywords: Leaf extract, Nanopowder, Jasminum synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles from leaves such as
Fluminense and Biomedical science Moringa oleifera, Lemon grass, Coriandrum
C sativum
and Catharanthus roseus has already been reported
1. INTRODUCTION [4-8]. In our point of view, ZnO nanoparticles from
Jasminum Fluminense using Zinc acetate and Sodium
In recent years the growth of hazardless free metal hydroxide as starting material was reported for the
nanoparticles has become a great challenge. Different first time. Commonly, ZnO is a metal oxide
metal nanoparticles can be synthesized but among semiconductor belonging to II-VI
II group having large
After boiling, color of the solution changes to light 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
This extract was filtered through Whatman Number-1 Fig. 1 UV-visible spectrum of biosynthesized ZnO
filter paper and stored in refrigerator for further nanoparticles
characterization studies.
Figure 1 shows the UV-visible absorption spectrum
2.3 Green Synthesis of ZnO obtained for the synthesized Zinc Oxide (ZnO)
Nanoparticles nanoparticles recorded between the range 250-1000
For the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles 1mM Zinc nm. It is known that the ZnO nanoparticles have free
acetate [Zn (O2CCH3)2 (H2O) 2] was dissolved in 50 electrons due to which Surface Plasmon Resonance
ml of distilled water and kept in stirrer for 1 hr (SPR) absorption band appear at 289.9 nm. This
respectively. Then 1mM of Sodium hydroxide absorption peak indicates the reduction of Zn2+ ions in
[NaOH] Pellets was dissolved in 20 ml of distilled the reaction medium which authenticates the
water and kept in stirrer for 1 hr respectively. Then 25 formation of ZnO nanoparticles [4, 11]. No other
ml of Jasminum Fluminense leaf extract was added peaks have been observed which confirms the
drop wise to the above mixture and continuously
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presence of ZnO nanoparticles only. From the UV- 2856 cm-1 are due to C-H stretching vibration [12].
visible graph the energy band gap is calculated using The band at 1750 cm-1 corresponds to C=O stretching
the formula [9] whereas the peak at 1561 cm-1 is attributed to
asymmetric stretching band from –COO- groups of
acetate ions respectively [13]. The intense vibrational
band around 1401 cm-1 is assigned to symmetric
stretching of carbonyl side group [14] whereas the
The energy band gap value is found to be 4.28 eV band at 922 and 858 cm-1 may correspond to O-H
which is more than pure ZnO nanoparticles i.e., 3.4 bending vibrations of carboxylic acid [15] and C-H
eV. bending vibration [10]. The vibrational band observed
at 708 and 666 cm-1 corresponds to –C=C-H [16] and
3.2 FTIR Spectral Analysis of ZnO Nanoparticles M-O stretching of ZnO [17] nanoparticles. The FTIR
FTIR spectral analysis was carried out to find the spectra thus demonstrates the structural changes
functional groups present in ZnO nanoparticles and taking place in the ZnO nanoparticles and Jasminum
the FTIR spectra of ZnO nanoparticles is shown in Fluminense leaf extract by the co-ordination of O-H,
Figure 2. The spectrum portraying band at 2924 and C-H, C=O and –COO- bonds.
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The morphology and size of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) characterization of zno nanoparticles using
nanoparticles examined using Transmission Electron Moringa Oleifera extract by green synthesis
Microscopic (TEM) analysis as shown in Figure 3. method”, Asian Journal of Phytomedicine and
These images depicts that the nanoparticles are Clinical Research, Vol. 4, (2016), 121 - 132.
hexagonal, rod shaped and some of them are spherical
5) T.S. Anvekar, V. Rajendra Chari, H. Kadam,
at different magnifications. These spherical structures
“Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles, its
indicate the presence of amorphous nature of ZnO
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nanoparticle is found to be 20 nm which is correlated
with the earlier reports [18]. 6) S.S.M. Hassan, W.I.M.E. Azab, H.R. Ali, M.S.M.
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CONCLUSIONS ZnO nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation
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energy band gap of 4.28 eV is confirmed by UV- Catharanthusroseus G. Don. Leaf extract and
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