PMID- 35942990
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20221018
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 1097-0029 (Electronic)
IS  - 1059-910X (Linking)
VI  - 85
IP  - 11
DP  - 2022 Nov
TI  - Fabrication of biogenic silver nanoparticles from Ficus religiosa bark extract 
      and their application for chromium removal.
PG  - 3618-3622
LID - 10.1002/jemt.24214 [doi]
AB  - Ficus religiosa bark extract was chosen as a reducing agent to fabricate biogenic 
      silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), which were used to treat chromium in synthetic 
      wastewater. The AgNPs formed were characterized using ultraviolet-visible 
      absorption spectroscopy (UV-vis), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron 
      microscopy (SEM). The results of AgNPs characterization showed that the UV-vis 
      spectrophotometer gave an absorbance peak for AgNPs synthesized from bark extract 
      at 448 nm. The peaks in the XRD pattern of AgNPs synthesized from the bark 
      extract of Ficus religiosa are associated with that of the face-centered-cubic 
      form of metallic silver. The SEM analysis showed clear spherical morphology of 
      AgNPs. These synthesized AgNPs were applied for the removal of chromium from 
      synthetic wastewater. It was seen from the treatment results that above 74.8% 
      removal efficiency was achieved. HIGHLIGHTS: Green synthesis of nanoparticles 
      using plant extracts and their successful application in various fields has been 
      previously studied by various researchers. Ficus religiosa bark extract was used 
      for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles, which after characterization using 
      ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and 
      X-ray diffraction were used to treat chromium in synthetic wastewater prepared in 
      lab. The use of silver nanoparticles for the treatment of heavy metals in 
      wastewater can be considered a good replacement option for the conventional 
      treatment techniques.
CI  - (c) 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
FAU - Riaz, Aqsa
AU  - Riaz A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8331-6638
AD  - Department of Environmental Science, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 
      Pakistan.
FAU - Nosheen, Sofia
AU  - Nosheen S
AD  - Department of Environmental Science, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 
      Pakistan.
FAU - Mughal, Tahira Aziz
AU  - Mughal TA
AD  - Department of Environmental Science, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 
      Pakistan.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220809
PL  - United States
TA  - Microsc Res Tech
JT  - Microscopy research and technique
JID - 9203012
RN  - 0 (Plant Extracts)
RN  - 0 (Reducing Agents)
RN  - 0 (Waste Water)
RN  - 0R0008Q3JB (Chromium)
RN  - 3M4G523W1G (Silver)
SB  - IM
MH  - Chromium
MH  - *Ficus/chemistry
MH  - *Metal Nanoparticles/chemistry
MH  - Plant Bark
MH  - Plant Extracts/chemistry
MH  - Reducing Agents
MH  - Silver/chemistry
MH  - Wastewater
MH  - X-Ray Diffraction
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Ficus religiosa
OT  - extract
OT  - green synthesis
OT  - nanoparticles
OT  - silver nitrate
EDAT- 2022/08/10 06:00
MHDA- 2022/10/19 06:00
CRDT- 2022/08/09 06:13
PHST- 2022/07/06 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/04/17 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/07/12 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/08/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/10/19 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/08/09 06:13 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/jemt.24214 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Microsc Res Tech. 2022 Nov;85(11):3618-3622. doi: 10.1002/jemt.24214. Epub 2022 
      Aug 9.