Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Prepared with Honey: The Role of Carbohydrates

Silver nanoparticles were synthesized using honey at pH 5.0 and 10.0 using a rapid, low cost, and simple technique. The influence of the honey carbohydrates (glucose and fructose) in the synthesis was characterized. Moreover, the kinetic variables in the synthesis at room temperature and at pH 5.0 a...

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Autores: González Fá, Alejandro Javier, Juan, Alfredo, Di Nezio, Maria Susana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/63764
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/63764
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS
SILVER NANOPARTICLES
SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE
THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.10
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Sumario:Silver nanoparticles were synthesized using honey at pH 5.0 and 10.0 using a rapid, low cost, and simple technique. The influence of the honey carbohydrates (glucose and fructose) in the synthesis was characterized. Moreover, the kinetic variables in the synthesis at room temperature and at pH 5.0 and 10.0 were analyzed by measuring surface plasmon resonance at 411 nm by absorption spectroscopy. Transmission electron microscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, and differential thermal analysis were used to characterize the metal nanoparticles and the capping agents. The synthesized nanoparticles were obtained for the first time at pH 5.0. This fact allows evaluating the kinetics and reaction mechanism. The obtained nanoparticles were spherical, monodispersed, and smaller than 20 nm. The results show that glucose serves as a reducing and capping agent while fructose has a limited reducing effect.