Controllable phytosynthesis of gold nanoparticles and investigation of their size and morphology-dependent photocatalytic activity under visible light
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
Publication Date
4-1-2020
Abstract
© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Plants mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) containing desired characteristics for their suitable potential applications has been a challenging task, which is causing a major hindrance towards its commercialization. Therefore, herein phytosynthesis of AuNPs with required size and morphology has been achieved through manipulating the reaction conditions including reaction temperature and volume of Elaeis guineensis leaves (EGL) extract. Furthermore, photocatalytic potential of EGL mediated AuNPs having different size and shape has also been explored for the removal of methylene blue (MB) under visible light irradiation. The reaction temperature and volume of EGL strongly influenced the size and morphology of AuNPs, which are directly associated with the photocatalytic activities. The experimental results revealed that predominantly spherical and ultra-smaller size AuNPs with particle size of 16.26 ± 5.84 nm, formed at 70 °C showed the highest removal efficiency up to 92.55 % in 60 min. This highest photocatalytic activity of AuNPs could be attributed to the availability of higher number of low-coordinated gold (Au) atoms in the MB aqueous solution, which might have boosted the adsorption of the MB on the surface of particles and accelerated the degradation phenomenon. The proposed photocatalytic degradation mechanism of AuNPs for MB was also explained. The highly photoactive EGL mediated AuNPs with controllable morphology and size could be an advance step in future in chemical and biomedical applications.
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Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Volume
392
First Page
112429
Disciplines
Life Sciences
Keywords
Controllable size and morphology, Elaeisguineensis leaves, Gold nanoparticles, Photocatalytic degradation, Reaction conditions
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Recommended Citation
Ahmad, Tausif; Bustam, Mohamad Azmi; Zulfiqar, Muhammad; Moniruzzaman, Muhammad; Idris, Alamin; Iqbal, Jibran; Asghar, Hafiz Muhammad Anwaar; and Ullah, Sami, "Controllable phytosynthesis of gold nanoparticles and investigation of their size and morphology-dependent photocatalytic activity under visible light" (2020). All Works. 1078.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/1078
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