Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Waste Products (Apricot and Black Currant Pomace) Aqueous Extracts and Their Characterization

An eco-friendly and low-cost method for synthesizing and capping silver nanoparticles with aqueous extracts of apricot and currant wastes is reported. The chemical profiles of the extracts were analysed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Total phenolic content and total flavonoid...

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Main Authors: Georgii Vasyliev, Victoria Vorobyova, Margarita Skiba, Liudmyla Khrokalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4505787
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Summary:An eco-friendly and low-cost method for synthesizing and capping silver nanoparticles with aqueous extracts of apricot and currant wastes is reported. The chemical profiles of the extracts were analysed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Total phenolic content and total flavonoid content of extracts were determined. The antioxidant activity of the synthesized nanoparticles was evaluated by DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) power assays. Cyclic voltammetry study was performed to determine the reducing ability of the aqueous extract of the black currant and apricot pomaces. Characterization of AgNPs was carried out using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and UV-visible spectroscopy. Zeta potential of obtained colloidal solutions varies from −33.41 to −24.23 mV indicating the moderate stability of synthesized nanoparticles. The synthesized nanoparticles efficiently demonstrated a bactericide effect on Escherichia coli.
ISSN:1687-8434
1687-8442