Green approaches for the synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles using microbial and plant extracts

J Jeevanandam, SF Kiew, S Boakye-Ansah, SY Lau… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Green synthesis approaches are gaining significance as promising routes for the
sustainable preparation of nanoparticles, offering reduced toxicity towards living organisms …

Biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles via microbial enzymes: a mechanistic approach

M Ovais, AT Khalil, M Ayaz, I Ahmad, SK Nethi… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
During the last decade, metal nanoparticles (MtNPs) have gained immense popularity due
to their characteristic physicochemical properties, as well as containing antimicrobial, anti …

Comparative study of sonophotocatalytic, photocatalytic, and catalytic activities of magnesium and chitosan-doped tin oxide quantum dots

S Moeen, M Ikram, A Haider, J Haider, A Ul-Hamid… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The present study demonstrates the hydrothermal synthesis of SnO2 quantum dots (QDs)
doped with different concentrations (2, 4 wt%) of magnesium (Mg) and a fixed amount of …

Photocatalytic degradation of malachite green and methylene blue over reduced graphene oxide (rGO) based metal oxides (rGO-Fe3O4/TiO2) nanocomposite under …

S Bibi, A Ahmad, MAR Anjum, A Haleem… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reduced graphene oxide based iron oxide modified titania (rGO-Fe 3 O 4/TiO 2) was
developed as a low-cost, stable, and reproducible photocatalyst, synthesized by …

La-Doped CeO2 Quantum Dots: Novel Dye Degrader, Antibacterial Activity, and In Silico Molecular Docking Analysis

A Shahzadi, S Moeen, AD Khan, A Haider, J Haider… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The current work demonstrates a novel synthesis of different concentrations of La-doped (2,
4, and 6 wt%) CeO2 quantum dots (QDs) using a hydrothermal approach. This research …

Microbe-mediated biosynthesis of nanoparticles: Applications and future prospects

B Koul, AK Poonia, D Yadav, JO ** - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology is the science of nano-sized particles/structures (~ 100 nm) having a high
surface-to-volume ratio that can modulate the physical, chemical and biological properties of …

Green Synthesis of TiO2 Nanoparticles Using Acorus calamus Leaf Extract and Evaluating Its Photocatalytic and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity

A Ansari, VU Siddiqui, WU Rehman, MK Akram… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Here, we present an innovative and creative sustainable technique for the fabrication of
titania (TiO2) using Acorus calamus (A. calamus) leaf extract as a new biogenic source, as …

Application of graphene-based materials for removal of tetracyclines using adsorption and photocatalytic-degradation: A review

M Minale, Z Gu, A Guadie, DM Kabtamu, Y Li… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tetracyclines are extensively used to treat human and animal infectious diseases due to its
effective antimicrobial activities. About 70–90% of its parent materials are released into the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances on sustainable adsorbents for the remediation of noxious pollutants from water and wastewater: A critical review

MH Dehghani, S Ahmadi, S Ghosh, A Othmani… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review article evaluates and compares the efficiency of various sustainable adsorbents
for the removal of noxious pollutants from water environments. This study discusses the …

[HTML][HTML] Green and sustainable membranes: a review

N Rabiee, R Sharma, S Foorginezhad… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membranes are ubiquitous tools for modern water treatment technology that critically
eliminate hazardous materials such as organic, inorganic, heavy metals, and biomedical …