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: Received: 4 March 2024 / Approved: 5 March 2024 / Online: 5 March 2024 (05:47:34 CET)
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Haris, M.; Hassan, A.; Khan, S.U.; Khan, I.; Akif, M.; Akhtar, N. Lathyrus Aphaca Extract MnO Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye. Preprints2024, 2024030241. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0241.v1
Haris, M.; Hassan, A.; Khan, S.U.; Khan, I.; Akif, M.; Akhtar, N. Lathyrus Aphaca Extract MnO Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye. Preprints 2024, 2024030241. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0241.v1
Haris, M.; Hassan, A.; Khan, S.U.; Khan, I.; Akif, M.; Akhtar, N. Lathyrus Aphaca Extract MnO Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye. Preprints2024, 2024030241. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0241.v1
APA Style
Haris, M., Hassan, A., Khan, S.U., Khan, I., Akif, M., & Akhtar, N. (2024). <em>Lathyrus Aphaca</em> Extract MnO Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0241.v1
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Haris, M., Muhammad Akif and Naveed Akhtar. 2024 "<em>Lathyrus Aphaca</em> Extract MnO Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0241.v1
Abstract
Our environment has been impacted by man-made pollutants mainly industries make substantial use of synthetic dyes which exhibit cytotoxicity and have significant environmental consequences. Effective photocatalyst-based approaches for degrading synthetic dyes into less toxic chemical are of great interest. Synthesizing NPs using biological approaches, particularly plant-based approaches offer advantages, decreasing the risk of NPs losing biocompatibility during synthesis, cost-effectiveness, and eco-friendliness. In this study, we employed a green synthesis method to produce manganese oxide nanoparticles (MnO NPs) utilizing leaf extract from the Lathyrus Aphaca plant. The synthesized MnOx NPs were characterized through various techniques; X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and UV–visible spectroscopy. XRD analysis showed distinct peaks, indicated the presence crystallographic planes within the MnO2 nanoparticles, thus confirming their crystalline structure. SEM study highlighted closely packed configurations with average size of approximately ≥ 50-70 nm, with well-defined boundaries. EDX analysis showed the presence of elemental manganese (Mn) in the samples, with peaks corresponding to Mn detected at lower energy levels, predominantly represented by MnO. FTIR, showed the presence of the O-O stretching mode at a frequency of 719 cm-1, the presence of MnO6 oxides of manganese, and peak at 548 cm-1 corresponded to the Mn-O stretching mode. Furthermore, the green-synthesized manganese oxide nanoparticles exhibited promising photocatalytic and adsorption capabilities against Methylene Blue (MB) dye, leading to approximately 93.21% degradation of MB when treated with the green-synthesized MnO nanoparticles derived from plant extract. This highlights the efficacy and potential of these nanoparticles in environmental remediation applications, particularly in the degradation of methylene blue contaminants.
Keywords
Lathyrus Aphaca extract; MnO nanoparticles (NPs); Photocatalysis; Photocatalytic degradation and Methylene Blue (MB) Dye
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
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