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Microwave-assisted green synthesis of nanoscaled titanium oxide: photocatalyst, antibacterial and antioxidant properties

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In the present work, microwave-assisted method is used to synthesize TiO2 nanoparticles from Wrightia tinctoria leaf extract. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), DLS, ZE, FT-IR, Raman, PL and ultraviolet (UV)–visible studies. The XRD analysis confirmed that the catalyst is composed of anatase tetragonal TiO2 phase with crystallite size of 9.93 nm. The HR-TEM results show that the particles are in spherical shape with particle size of ~ 22 nm (TiO2 nanoparticles). The UV–Vis (Tauc plot) spectrum (2.52 eV) of the prepared TiO2 nanoparticles suggest that intrinsic band gap absorption of TiO2 and electron transition is from the valence band to conduction band. Furthermore, photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes (methyl blue and methyl orange) was studied under sunlight irradiation using synthesized nanoparticles. The synthesized nanoparticles results show 99% degradation activity as in the case of methyl orange dye compared to methyl blue dye (97%) at 90 min. TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized using W. tinctoria leaf extract have been found to exhibit more enhanced photocatalyst degradation of organic dyes as compared to other leaf extracts. In addition, the synthesized TiO2 nanoparticles were tested at various concentrations and these results revealed potential antibacterial activities. Antioxidant activity carried out using DPPH free radical scavenging assay revealed lower IC50 μg/mL value 53.64 for the synthesized TiO2 nanoparticles, respectively. The present work further suggests that it is an effort to describe an effective, eco-friendly and simple method of TiO2 nanoparticles synthesis and to evaluate its potential for various medical and industrial applications.

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Muthuvel, A., Said, N.M., Jothibas, M. et al. Microwave-assisted green synthesis of nanoscaled titanium oxide: photocatalyst, antibacterial and antioxidant properties. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 23522–23539 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06840-3

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