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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
Generally,
nanoparticles are prepared by a variety of chemical methods which are not
environmentally friendly. Use of biological method (plant seeds) in the
synthesis of nanoparticles is quite novel leading to truly green synthesis
which provides advancement over chemical and physical method, as it is cost
effective and environment friendly. The stable, green synthesis of silver
nanoparticles through biological methods has a wide range of applications and
is very gratifying in the medical field because of their low toxicity.
Therefore, the demands of silver nanoparticles synthesized biologically are on
the rise. The present work aims at Biosynthesis of Trigonella foenum-gracum L seed nanoparticles and their
characterization. During the synthesis of silver nanoparticles, the reduction
reaction takes place i.e., Ag+ to Ag0 during exposure to the sunlight. The
confirmation of synthesized nanoparticles from Trigonella foenum-gracum L seed extract was confirmed visibly by
color change of the solution from light yellow to deep brown within 30 min of
exposure. The separation of these nanoparticles was performed by
centrifugation. The pellet of silver nanoparticles was further converted to
powder by drying. From the characterization studies conducted by UV-Visible spectroscopy,
it is observed that surface Plasmon resonance peaks have shown the maximum
absorbance of silver- nanoparticles at 425 nm, indicating that silver
nanoparticles were synthesized. Further characterization was conducted by
distinct types of methods mentioned such as scanning electron microscope (SEM)
analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis and Elemental
detection sensor (EDS) analysis. The average size was found to be 100 nm and
sphere shaped evaluated by Scanning electron microscope (SEM). The Fourier
Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) spectrum revealed that the absorption
bands at 3282 cm1 and 1639 cm1 indicated the presence of -OH or -COOH and amide
group stretching in the silver nanoparticles. The Elemental detection sensor
(EDS) images are characterized by spectrum process with number of iteration 2
and peak are omitted at 2.145, 5.740keV represents the presence of elements
like Silver, Carbon and Oxygen.
Country : India
IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 7, July 2023 pp. 102-107