Biogenic synthesis of magnesium oxide nanoparticles using Manihot esculenta (Crantz) leaf extract

• DOI: 10.1007/s40089-019-00290-w
• Publication Date: 2019-11-23T06:02:52Z
• Authors: Enobong R. Essien; Violette N. Atasie; Anastecia O. Okeafor; Davies O. Nwude
• Keywords: Dispersity; Nanochemistry

Abstract Recently, plant-mediated route or green approach for preparing metal and oxide nanoparticles has received enormous attention due to the ease of preparation environmental friendliness when compared physical chemical methods. Plants contain phytochemicals which have been proposed as bio-reductants capping agents forming nanoparticles. Therefore, this study was aimed prepare magnesium (MgONPs) using aqueous extract Manihot esculenta leaf. The leaf first analyzed in a gas chromatograph–mass spectrometer (GC–MS) examine present. Then, MgONPs formed were evaluated UV–Visible (UV–Vis) spectrophotometry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), transmission (TEM), diffractometry (XRD) Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, confirm formation determine morphology, elemental composition, shape size, phase composition nature bonds present sample. Results revealed monodisperse, hexagonal shaped average size 36.7 nm having potentials application catalysis antimicrobial agent. Hence process reported herein could be optimized large-scale MgONPs.