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Synthesis of groundnut shell nanoparticles: characterization and particle size determination

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The characterization of groundnut shell nanoparticles(GSAnp) synthesis by high-energy nanoparticles was investigated. The ball milling was done with Retsch Planetary Ball Mill PM 400 machine. The ball milling time varied from 2 to 12 h. The characterization was done by transmission electron microscope(TEM), Micromeritics surface area analyzer, PANalytical X-PERT PRO diffractometer, nanoparticle size analyzer, and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry. The average particle size obtained using TEM is 500, 500, 200, 100, 20 nm, and 2 μm at ball milling time of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 h, respectively. The optimal ball milling time to obtained GSAnp was 10 h. Higher balling time above 10 h led to agglomeration and clusters of the fine particles. It can be concluded that with the high-energy intensity ball milling, it is possible to obtain groundnut nanoparticles of around 20 nm at shorten time of 10 h.

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  1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

    S. A. Yaro, O. S. Olajide & F. Asuke

  2. Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, P.M.B. X680, Pretoria, South Africa

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Yaro, S.A., Olajide, O.S., Asuke, F. et al. Synthesis of groundnut shell nanoparticles: characterization and particle size determination. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 91, 1111–1116 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-016-9778-7

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