Microwave irradiation synthesis of silver nanoparticles using cellulose from Eichhornia crassipes plant shoot

Oluwatobi S. Oluwafemi; Tanki Mochochoko; Anyik John Leo; Sneha Mohan; Denis N. Jumbam; Sandile P. Songca

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2016.08.116

Microwave irradiation synthesis of silver nanoparticles using cellulose from Eichhornia crassipes plant shoot

Oluwatobi S. Oluwafemi, Tanki Mochochoko, Anyik John Leo, Sneha Mohan, Denis N. Jumbam, Sandile P. Songca

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We herein report a simple, microwave-assisted synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) using cellulose extracted from Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) plant shoot as reducing and capping agents. The observation of brown colouration with characteristic surface plasmon resonance (SPR) band of silver in the absorption spectra indicated the formation of Ag-NPs. The electron microscope results showed that the as-synthesised Ag-NPs are highly monodispersed, small, and spherical in shape with the average particle diameter of 2.17±0.40 nm. The high resolution electron microscope image confirmed the crystallinity of the material while the surface chemistry of the as-synthesised Ag-NPs studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed successful capping by cellulose.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	576-579
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	185
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2016.08.116
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2016

Keywords

Capping agent
Cellulose
Microwave
Reducing agent
Silver nanoparticles
Water hyacinth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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