Open AccessEcofriendly Green Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using citrus sinensis
Author(s) -
Tanzila Sahar,
Huma Munir,
Zahida Zia,
Nageen,
Naila Rafiq,
Nusrat Shafiq,
Sobia Aleem,
Sadia Aslam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
frontiers in chemical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-9954
pISSN - 2707-6024
DOI - 10.52700/fcs.v1i1.5
Subject(s) - zeta potential , nanoparticle , iron oxide nanoparticles , iron oxide , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , antibacterial activity , nuclear chemistry , bacteria , oxide , chemistry , scanning electron microscope , materials science , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , biology , composite material , engineering , genetics
Green protocols being eco-friendly and cost effective approach are most widely used for the production of iron oxide nanoparticles using plant-mediated extract of Citrus Sinensis, moreoverbiosynthesized iron oxide (FeO) nanoparticles shows better antibacterial activity.Green synthesis of nanoparticles has been broadly studied from the past few years because of their different features and potential applications in various fields. The successful biosynthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles was confirmed and characterized using UV-Visible spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analysis and Zeta sizer. Antibacterial effect of biologically produced iron oxide nanoparticles was tested against Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) and Gram-positive bacteria (Macrococus). These results exhibited that iron oxide nanoparticles have high antibacterial potential as these nanoparticles showed significant zone of inhibition against bacteria strains. The proposed green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) from Citrus Sinensis can be strongly recommended as a potential method for industrial application.