Synthesize Iron Oxide and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Plant Extracts

Abstract

Recently, a plant-mediated approach to synthesizing nanoparticles via unconventional, eco-friendly technique-based techniques involving natural materials was developed. In this work, the microwave method has been used, where Hibiscus rosa sinensis flower extract and Myristica Fragrans have been used as reducers and stabilizers to synthesize iron oxide nanoparticles (α-Fe2O3) and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO), respectively. The melting point and ultraviolet-visible spectrometer (UV-Vis) have been utilized to investigated and characterized the synthesized iron oxide and Zinc oxide nanoparticles. The results showed that the melting point of Fe2O3-NPs and ZnO-NPs were above ~300 °C, which indicated the melting of nanoparticle. Nanoparticles exhibit a significant in melting point as their size goes below ≈10 nm. in addition, the UV-Vis absorption spectra of the synthesized iron oxide NPS show peak surface plasmon resonance (SPR) band around 320 nm and Zinc oxide NPS shown peak surface plasmon resonance (SPR) band around 370 nm. The microwave method has been successfully used in this study, which has advantages over the other methods.