UV-Light Mediated Biosynthesis of Silver Nanowires; Characterization, Dye Degradation Potential and Kinetic Studies

Faisal Ali, Zahid Ali, Umer Younas, Awais Ahmad, Ghulam Mooin-ud-din, Muhammad Pervaiz, Rafael Luque, Ikram Ahmad, Adnan Ashraf, Munirah D. Albaqami, Aboud Ahmed Awadh Bahajjaj and Muhammad Waqas Ishaq
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Faisal Ali: Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
Zahid Ali: Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
Umer Younas: Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
Awais Ahmad: Departamento de Quimica Organica, Universidad de Cordoba, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, E14014 Cordoba, Spain
Ghulam Mooin-ud-din: Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
Muhammad Pervaiz: Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Rafael Luque: Departamento de Quimica Organica, Universidad de Cordoba, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, E14014 Cordoba, Spain
Ikram Ahmad: Department of Chemistry, University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal 57000, Pakistan
Adnan Ashraf: Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
Munirah D. Albaqami: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Aboud Ahmed Awadh Bahajjaj: Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Waqas Ishaq: Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230000, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-13

Abstract: Herrin, a simple and eco-friendly method for the synthesis of silver nanowires (Ag-NWs) has been reported. Silver nanowires were synthesized using Psidium guajava seed extract that acted as a reducing agent as well as a stabilizing agent for silver nitrate solution. Synthesis was carried out at 50 °C temperature under continuous UV-irradiation. Silver nanowires were initially characterized by a UV-visible and FTIR spectrophotometer. In addition, morphology and particle size of synthesized Ag-NWs were determined using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Nanowires were found to have 12.8 μm length and 200–500 nm diameter and cubic phase morphology. Furthermore, the catalytic potential of Ag-NWs for the degradation of methyl orange dye (MO) was determined. The selected dye was degraded successfully that confirmed the catalytic potential of Ag-NWs. The authors concluded that Ag-NWs can be synthesized using plant extract having excellent morphological features as well as impressive catalytic potential.

Keywords: catalytic degradation; methyl orange dye; silver nanowires; degradation kinetics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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