🌿 Introduction to Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology deals with materials sized between 1–100 nm, where substances show unique optical, chemical, and biological properties. These materials are widely used in medicine, electronìics, and environmental applications.
🌱 Why Aegle Marmelos (Bel Patra)?
Aegel Marmelos LeavesAegle marmelos is a medicinal plant rich in vitamins, minerals, and bioactive compounds. These compounds act as natural reducing and stabilizing agents in nanoparticle synthesis.
✔ Eco-friendly
✔ Cost-effective
✔ Safe and natural synthesis
✔ Cost-effective
✔ Safe and natural synthesis
⚙️ Synthesis of Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles
Materials Used
- Nickel (II) nitrate hexahydrate
- Sodium hydroxide (NaOH)
- Aegle marmelos leaf extract
Procedure
1. Wash and boil leaves, then filter extract.
2. Prepare 0.1 M nickel nitrate solution.
3. Add leaf extract dropwise with stirring.
4. Adjust pH to 10 using NaOH.
5. Stir for 2 hours and keep overnight.
6. Filter and dry at 80°C.
🔬 Characterization Techniques
UV-Visible Spectroscopy
Absorption peak observed at 383 nm confirms nanoparticle formation. The calculated band gap is 3.24 eV.
FTIR Analysis
- 1573 cm⁻¹ → C=C stretching
- 1336 cm⁻¹ → O–H bending
- 3296 cm⁻¹ → O–H stretching
🚀 Applications of NiO Nanoparticles
Industrial
- Catalysis reactions
- Hydrogenation
- Carbon nanotube fabrication
Environmental
- Dye removal
- Water purification
Biomedical
- Antibacterial activity
- Anti-inflammatory use
- Cancer cell inhibition
🌱 Advantages of Green Synthesis
✔ Eco-friendly process
✔ Low cost
✔ Simple and scalable
✔ No toxic chemicals
✔ Low cost
✔ Simple and scalable
✔ No toxic chemicals