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Catalytic Reduction of Water Contaminants Using Green Gold Nanoparticles Mediated by Stem Extract of Nepeta Leucophylla

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Industrial waste effluents such as p-nitrophenol and heavy metals are considered as the main cause of water contamination. These contaminants lead to severe health hazardous effects to living organisms as well as to environment. For this purpose, the green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles has gotten more attention as a result of the rising need for non-toxic, rapid, simple, and environmentally compatible synthetic routes. In the present research, the basic objective is to detect the presence of these contaminants in water and to degrade the p-nitrophenol into a harmless by-product. The objectives were carried out using a a clean and sustainable method for making biogenic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) from the stem extract of N. leucophylla. The electron microscopic and spectroscopic studies confirmed the formation of monodisperse and stable nanoparticles having size of 15–20 nm and a sharp absorption band at 548 nm. Further, the catalytic efficacy of the prepared nanoparticles was investigated towards the reduction of p-nitrophenol and for the reduction of heavy metal. The reduction of p-nitrophenol (100% conversion) in alkaline medium was observed using AuNPs as catalyst. The synthesized NPs showed a selective and sensitive colorimetric detection of Cr2+. The limit of detection for Cr2+ was found to be 2.56 µM. This report suggests the potential of novel gold nanoparticles of N. leucophylla towards the water remediation.

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  1. University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Punjab, 140413, India

    Deepika Kathuria, Monika Bhattu & Meenakshi Verma

  2. Department of Chemistry, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal, Punjab, 148106, India

    Ajay Sharma

  3. School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, 147004, India

    Shweta Sareen

  4. Swift School of Pharmacy, Rajpura, Punjab, 140401, India

    Sanjeev Kumar

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Kathuria, D., Bhattu, M., Sharma, A. et al. Catalytic Reduction of Water Contaminants Using Green Gold Nanoparticles Mediated by Stem Extract of Nepeta Leucophylla. Top Catal 65, 1899–1909 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-022-01704-4

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