Abstract

BIOSYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZERO-VALENT IRON NANOPARTICLES

Vijayshree Sharma* and Dr. Jyoti Sharma

ABSTRACT

The synthesis of nanoparticles has become a matter of great interest in recent times due to their various advantageous properties in variety of fields. The exploitation of different plant materials for the biosynthesis of nanoparticles is considered a green technology because it does not involve any harmful chemicals. In the present work, nano scaled zero valent irons (nZVI) were synthesized from the plant extract of under atmospheric conditions. The iron nanoparticles obtained are mainly in zero valent oxidation state. Characterization of nZVI was performed systematically by using UV, XRD studies. The diameter of iron nanoparticles was predominantly found within the range 50-100 nm.

Keywords: zero valent ironnanoparticles, green synthesis, UV, XRD.