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A Sustainable method for synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using Glycyrrhiza glabra extract

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The fabrication of nanoparticles by means of environmentally friendly methods is an expanding arena of nanotechnology. In last few years, the plant-mediated synthesis of nanoparticles has been established as an alternative to the conventional chemical methods. In the present paper, the synthesis of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) by using Glycyrrhiza glabra extract has been studied. To the best of authors’ knowledge, the use of Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract for the synthesis of AgNPs is first time ever reported in the present work. This is a fast synthesis approach, which can be scaled up on a large scale too. The synthesized AgNPs have been characterized by UV–Visible absorption spectroscopy, XRD, EDX and SEM to study the morphology, size and phase detection. The formation of stable AgNPs of the size ~ 36 nm and FCC crystal structure was confirmed by various characterization techniques. XRD results also revealed the presence of Ag2ONPs along with AgNPs with the phase ratio 32: 68, respectively. SEM images confirmed the poly-dispersed particles. This article delivers a fast and effective method for producing large quantities of AgNPs at a reasonable cost.

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Acknowledgements

The authors express immense thanks to TEQIP-III Rajasthan Technical University, Kota for providing financial assistance for this research work and also thankful to UGC-DAE-CSR Indore center for providing XRD and SEM studies facility.

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The research leading to these results received funding from TEQIP-III Rajasthan Technical University, Kota under TEQIP-III/RTU (ATU)/2019-20/06.

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  1. Government Women Engineering College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

    R. Khandelwal

  2. Engineering College Bikaner, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

    Chanchal Kachhawa

  3. SPC, Government College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

    S. K. Arora

  4. Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India

    Jatinder Kumar Ratan

  5. Glass and Advanced Materials Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India

    Rohini Garg

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Khandelwal, R., Kachhawa, C., Arora, S.K. et al. A Sustainable method for synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using Glycyrrhiza glabra extract. Nanotechnol. Environ. Eng. 6, 58 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41204-021-00154-9

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