Facile one-pot sustainable microwave-assisted green synthesis of Fe2O3 nanoparticles with Coleus scutellarioides leaf extract and their antibacterial and photocatalytic activity
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The green method of synthesis of nanoparticles has become an extremely promising technique because of its environment-friendly performance and non-toxic nature. In the present study, iron oxide nanoparticles were prepared through a microwave-assisted approach by using leaf extract of Coleus scutellarioides with the addition of FeCl3.6H2O and FeSO4 under atmospheric conditions. The confirmation of these iron oxide nanoparticles was done by using various characterization techniques like UV-Visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). UV-Visible spectroscopy has shown absorption spectra in the range of 240-800 nm. XRD has shown the crystalline nature of these iron oxide nanoparticles. SEM results have described the average particle size in the range of 50-60 nm. FTIR detected different functional groups like -OH, -NH, C=H, -NO, that were present on the surface of nanoparticles. The synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles were successful in degrading the toxicity of dyes like rhodamine and bromocresol green by decolorizing them which shows that these nanoparticles can be used to reduce toxicity and harmful compounds in the wastewater and make the water useful for other purposes. The antibacterial activity of iron oxide nanoparticles has also been checked against Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus anthracis bacterial strains. These nanoparticles have shown moderate to good activity in resisting these bacteria from growth.
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