Fast and eco-friendly microwave-assisted synthesis of silver nanoparticles using rosemary essential oil as renewable reducing agent

Anno: 2017

Autori: Gonzalez Rivera J., Duce C., Ierardi V., Longo I., Spepi A., Tinè M.R., Ferrari C.

Affiliazione autori: National Institute of Optics (INO)-UOS Pisa National Research Council of Italy (C.N.R.) Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa (Italy).
Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry University of Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 3, 56124 Pisa (Italy).
Nanomed Labs, Physics Department (DIFI) University of Genova Largo R. Benzi 10, 16132 Genova (Italy).

Abstract: A green and fast methodology was developed to synthesize silver nanoparticles using rosemary essential oil (EO) as a renewable reducing agent. The synthesis process was microwave (MW) assisted, using a coaxial dipole antenna immersed into the reaction medium. This configuration was used to promote both: i) rosemary EO extraction by hydrodistillation, and ii) silver nanoparticle synthesis in an aqueous solution at atmospheric pressure. The effect of two different silver salt substrates and the time reaction on the morphology of the silver nanoparticles was explored. The coaxial microwave‐assisted hydrodistillation of rosemary yields 0.4 % (w/w) in 30 min and contains ethers (17 %), ketones (50 %) and alcohols (15 %). Silver nanoparticles with a tuneable particle size (from 7 to 18 nm) and morphology (from spherical to round‐like shapes) were obtained in reaction times ranging from 2 to 30 min. The nanoparticle formation was followed by UV‐vis spectroscopy and SEM imaging.

Giornale/Rivista: CHEMISTRY SELECT

Volume: 2 (6)      Da Pagina: 2131  A: 2138

Parole chiavi: Silver nanoparticles, essential oil, microwave assisted synthesis, extraction process, renewable feedstocks
DOI: 10.1002/slct.201700244

Citazioni: 17
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