TY - JOUR
T1 - Eco-friendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles from rubber fig leaves and their application in the catalytic degradation of Congo Red dye
AU - Selvaraj, Raja
AU - Shetty, Stuthi A.
AU - Murugesan, Gokulakrishnan
AU - Goveas, Louella Concepta
AU - Varadavenkatesan, Thivaharan
AU - Vinayagam, Ramesh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Silver nanoparticles (SNPs) were successfully synthesised using Ficus elastica (rubber fig) leaf extract and applied as catalysts for the degradation of Congo Red (CR) dye. UV-Vis spectroscopy confirmed nanoparticle formation with a surface plasmon resonance peak at 423 nm. XRD analysis indicated a face-centred cubic crystalline structure with a mean crystallite size of 11.67 nm, while TEM revealed spherical morphology with an average diameter of 23.47 nm. EDX confirmed elemental silver, and DLS measurements showed a hydrodynamic diameter of 107.6 nm with a zeta potential of − 17.9 mV. The SNPs exhibited efficient catalytic activity, achieving 91.21% CR dye degradation for 10 mg/L within 10 minutes in the presence of NaBH4. These findings highlight the green synthesis potential of Ficus elastica-derived SNPs and their effective application in wastewater treatment.
AB - Silver nanoparticles (SNPs) were successfully synthesised using Ficus elastica (rubber fig) leaf extract and applied as catalysts for the degradation of Congo Red (CR) dye. UV-Vis spectroscopy confirmed nanoparticle formation with a surface plasmon resonance peak at 423 nm. XRD analysis indicated a face-centred cubic crystalline structure with a mean crystallite size of 11.67 nm, while TEM revealed spherical morphology with an average diameter of 23.47 nm. EDX confirmed elemental silver, and DLS measurements showed a hydrodynamic diameter of 107.6 nm with a zeta potential of − 17.9 mV. The SNPs exhibited efficient catalytic activity, achieving 91.21% CR dye degradation for 10 mg/L within 10 minutes in the presence of NaBH4. These findings highlight the green synthesis potential of Ficus elastica-derived SNPs and their effective application in wastewater treatment.
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U2 - 10.1080/10667857.2025.2498585
DO - 10.1080/10667857.2025.2498585
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105003996205
SN - 1066-7857
VL - 40
JO - Materials Technology
JF - Materials Technology
IS - 1
M1 - 2498585
ER -