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Ultrasonic-assisted biosynthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Sonneratia alba leaf extract and investigation of its photocatalytic and biological activities

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The present study focuses on the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) using Sonneratia alba (S. alba) leaf extract (LE) in the aqueous medium. The as-synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–Vis spectroscopy (UV–Visible), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Dynamic light scattering (DLS), Zeta potential and N2adsorption-desorption isotherm. The XRD pattern verifies the formation of the crystalline wurtzite structure of ZnO NPs. Further, the bandgap of ZnO NPs was calculated using Tauc’s plot and observed to be 3.2 eV. SEM analysis reveals the formation of spherical shape ZnO NPs. The as-synthesized ZnO NPs show excellent photocatalytic activity against Ethidium bromide (EtBr) and Brilliant green (BG) dye. Kinetic study shows degradation efficiency towards EtBr (97.07%) and BG (95.01%) with rate constant of 0.018 min−1 (EtBr, R2 = 0.98472) and 0.033 min−1 (BG, R2 = 0.9813), respectively. Moreover, the synthesized material shows excellent antibacterial activity against gram-positive and negative bacteria with excellent antioxidant activity and anti-inflammatory.

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Khan, M.S., Dhavan, P.P., Ratna, D. et al. Ultrasonic-assisted biosynthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Sonneratia alba leaf extract and investigation of its photocatalytic and biological activities. J Clust Sci 33, 1007–1023 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-021-02036-1

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