Abstract
We reported a green and simple method for biosynthesizing zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) using Corymbia citriodora leaf extract as reducing and stabilizing agent. SEM, EDX, XRD, UV-VIS spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and TGA have been used for characterizing the biosynthesized ZnO NPs. The results indicating the ZnO NPs synthesized by C. citriodora leaf extract have high purity and the average size is 64nm. The photocatalytic activity of the ZnO NPs has been investigated by degradation methylene blue under visible light irradiation. Due to the smaller size, the biosynthesized ZnO NPs showed an excellent photocatalytic performance.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 59-63 |
| Journal | Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Online published | 21 Sept 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Funding
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [grant number BE2013625].
Research Keywords
- Biosynthesis
- ZnO NPs
- TEM
- photocatalytic activity
- Corymbia citriodora
- ONE-POT SYNTHESIS
- ZNO NANOPARTICLES
- OPTICAL-PROPERTIES
- VISIBLE-LIGHT
- NANORODS
- CATALYST
- GROWTH
- AG
- NANOSTRUCTURES
- FABRICATION
Publisher's Copyright Statement
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