Plant-Based Extracts as Reducing, Capping, and Stabilizing Agents for the Green Synthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticles

Zuamí Villagrán, Luis Miguel Anaya-Esparza (), Carlos Arnulfo Velázquez-Carriles (), Jorge Manuel Silva-Jara, José Martín Ruvalcaba-Gómez, Edward F. Aurora-Vigo, Ernesto Rodríguez-Lafitte, Noé Rodríguez-Barajas, Iván Balderas-León and Fernando Martínez-Esquivias
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Zuamí Villagrán: Centro Universitario de los Altos, Universidad de Guadalajara, Tepatitlán de Morelos 47620, Mexico
Luis Miguel Anaya-Esparza: Centro Universitario de los Altos, Universidad de Guadalajara, Tepatitlán de Morelos 47620, Mexico
Carlos Arnulfo Velázquez-Carriles: Centro Universitario de Tlajomulco, Universidad de Guadalajara, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 45641, Mexico
Jorge Manuel Silva-Jara: Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico
José Martín Ruvalcaba-Gómez: Centro Nacional de Recursos Genéticos, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Tepatitlán de Morelos 47600, Mexico
Edward F. Aurora-Vigo: Escuela de Ingeniería Agroindustrial y Comercio Exterior, Universidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo 14000, Peru
Ernesto Rodríguez-Lafitte: Escuela de Ingeniería Agroindustrial y Comercio Exterior, Universidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo 14000, Peru
Noé Rodríguez-Barajas: Centro Universitario de los Altos, Universidad de Guadalajara, Tepatitlán de Morelos 47620, Mexico
Iván Balderas-León: Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Mexico
Fernando Martínez-Esquivias: Centro Universitario de los Altos, Universidad de Guadalajara, Tepatitlán de Morelos 47620, Mexico

Resources, 2024, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-24

Abstract: The synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles for diverse applications is an active research area that involves physical and chemical methods, which typically are expensive, involve hazardous chemical reagents, use complex equipment and synthesis conditions, and consume large amounts of time and energy. Thus, green synthesis methods have emerged as eco-friendly and easy alternatives for inorganic nanoparticle synthesis, particularly the use of plant-based extracts from fruit juice, leaves, seeds, peel, stem, barks, and roots, which act as reducing, capping, and stabilizing agents, contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals and circular economy principles. Therefore, diverse inorganic nanoparticles have been synthesized using plant-based extracts, including gold, silver, titanium dioxide, zinc, copper, platinum, zirconium, iron, selenium, magnesium, nickel, sulfur, cobalt, palladium, and indium nanoparticles, which exhibit different biological activities such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, dye degradation, cytotoxic, analgesic, sedative, wound-healing, skin protection, sensor development, and plant-growth-promoting effects. Therefore, this review summarizes the advantages and limitations of plant-based extracts as reducing, capping, and stabilizing agents for inorganic nanoparticle green synthesis.

Keywords: nanotechnology; plants; food waste; circular economy; nanoscale materials; natural extracts; green synthesis; biological applications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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