Open AccessThe potential of green seaweed (Caulerpa sp.) extract to synthesis ZnO nanoparticles with zinc nitrate as a precursor and pH variations
Author(s) -
Rodiah Nurbaya Sari,
Ellya Sinurat,
Diah Lestari Ayudiarti,
Devi Ambarwaty Oktavia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/924/1/012088
Subject(s) - zinc , zinc nitrate , nanoparticle , particle size , nitrate , particle size distribution , chemistry , composition (language) , homogeneous , nuclear chemistry , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , linguistics , philosophy , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
The potential of green seaweed Caulerpa sp. as a reducing agent, stabilizer, and capping agent and the benefits of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles in the food and non-food is exciting to be developed. The research was aimed to understand the potential of green seaweed ( Caulerpa sp.) to become ZnO nanoparticles capping agent with ten mM zinc nitrate as a precursor and pH variations of 8-12. The analysis included function groups, particle size distribution, and % mass O and Zn composition. The result found that spectra at wave number 574 cm −1 were Zn-O stretching vibration from solution pH synthesis of 11. Size distribution was homogeneous, but it still had not met the size of nano. The average particle size ranged from 992.37-1369.36 nm, and the smallest particle size was obtained at a ZnO synthesized at a pH of 8. The composition from ZnO synthesis at solution pH of 9 was 7.68% O and 92.32% Zn. Caulerpa sp. extract could produce a synthesis of ZnO with ten mM zinc nitrate as a precursor and solution pH variations. Although the biosynthesis had not produced a ZnO with nanoparticles size yet, the particle size distribution had been homogeneous. The biosynthesis at pH 9, %mass Zn and O for ZnO produced had been similar to the ZnO standard.