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Eco-Friendly Fabrication of Silver Nanoparticles for Sustainable Water Purification and Antibacterial Synergy

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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using the aqueous extract of Terminalia chebula (T-Chebula) fruits. Characterization through X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed AgNPs with a crystalline size ranging from 21 to 24 nm. The biosynthesized AgNPs exhibited a morphology unique to T-Chebula-AgNPs (TC-AgNPs), with an average size of 50 nm and a band gap energy of 2.8 eV. Evaluation of antimicrobial properties against Escherichia coli (E. coli) showcased the potential antibacterial activity of AgNPs compared to the standard gentamicin antibiotic. Notably, increasing concentrations of TC-AgNPs correlated with larger zones of inhibition, highlighting their efficacy. In contrast, the T-Chebula extract alone showed no bactericidal activity. Furthermore, under visible light irradiation, TC-AgNPs exhibited significant catalytic potential in degrading water-soluble industrial methylene (MB) dyes, achieving 92% dye degradation rate compared to the previous studies. The stability and recyclability of TC-AgNPs were notably robust across three iterations. Biogenically synthesized TC-AgNPs demonstrate exceptional potential in degrading organic pollutants and deactivating microorganisms. These findings underscore their promising applications in microbial control and the photodegradation of organic pollutants, highlighting their role in sustainable environmental remediation efforts.

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1. The authors would like to thank the Department of Physics at Government City College for their support in completing this project. 2. The authors also extend their thanks to Researchers Supporting Project (Ref;RSPD2024R670), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Department of Physics, Government City College (A), Nayapul, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 500002

    Parvathalu Kalakonda, Mahesh Thodeti, Cheguveera Ganneboina, Keerthi Ankathi, Swetha Kathri, Karthik Begari, Hruthik Sai Kante, Vijendar Jupalli, Saroj Vijaylaxmi, Vasudeva Reddy Yatham & Bala Bhaskar Podila

  2. Department of Physics, Pondicherry Central University, Pondicherry, India, 605009

    Keerthi Ankathi & Karthik Begari

  3. Department of Biochemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 500046

    Yasaswi Khaderabad & Vijay Morampudi

  4. Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, 49931, USA

    Pritam Mandal

  5. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Imran Hasan

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Parvathalu Kalakonda: Supervision, writing-original draft and editing, visualization Mahesh Thodeti, Cheguveera Ganneboina, Saroj Vijaylaxmi, Keerthi Ankathi, Swetha Kathri, Karthik Begari, Hruthik Sai Kante, Vijendar Jupalli, : Designing experiment, and Data collection, Yasaswi Khaderabad & Vijay Morampudi: Designing experiment procedure and investigation antibacterial activity Vasudeva Reddy Yattam, Bala Bhaskar Podila, Imran, Hasan & Pritam Mandal: Review of articles and data analysis.

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Kalakonda, P., Thodeti, M., Ganneboina, C. et al. Eco-Friendly Fabrication of Silver Nanoparticles for Sustainable Water Purification and Antibacterial Synergy. Plasmonics (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-024-02251-2

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