Mohammed Riyasudeen, Research Scholar, Dr. N. Saranya, HoD
Department of Biotechnology, Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu – 641105, India.
Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide, Nanoparticles from Plant, Hybanthus Enneaspermus
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Abstract
In this paper, we describe a green technique for the manufacture of Zinc oxide
(ZnO) nanoparticles from aqueous extracts of Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F. Muell leaves,
stems, and roots. Although the H. enneaspermus plant has been employed in India’s
traditional medicine system, it has yet to be evaluated for the production of zinc oxide
nanoparticles. Zinc Nitrate hexahydrate [Zn(NO3)2.6H2O] solution was used to make the
nanoparticles. The Zinc Nitrate solution was lowered after being exposed to the herbal
extracts, and nanoparticles were formed. The colour change in the reaction mixture
confirmed the creation of nanoparticles. UV-Vis spectrophotometeric analysis was used to
analyse the produced ZnO nanoparticles. Leaf extract had an absorbance peak at 300 nm,
stem extract at 290 nm, and root extract at 288 nm in the reaction mixture. Keywords: zinc
oxide nanoparticles – green synthesis Hybanthus enneaspermus (Hybanthus enneaspermus)