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In the present study, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly fabrication of silver and gold nanoparticles was performed by using aqueous extract of waste corn-cob. The formation of the metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) was optimized by UV–Vis method. The phytoconstituents were responsible for reduction of silver and gold ions to silver nanoparticles (CC-AgNPs) and gold nanoparticles (CC-AuNPs) which were demonstrated by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy while formation of AgCl was attributed to the presence of chloride ions in the aqueous extract. The crystalline nature of the AgNPs, AgCl, and AuNPs was confirmed using the X-ray diffraction (XRD) and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns. Morphological studies showed that the synthesized CC-AgNPs existed in spherical shape with the size ranging from 2 to 28 nm possessing an average value of 11 nm while CC-AuNPs were present in the multiple shapes with size ranging from 5 to 50 nm possessing an average value of 35 nm. For studies on bioactive application, the CC-AgNPs exhibited a high antibacterial activity against three bacterial strains including Salmonella typhimurium, Bacillus cereus, and Staphylococcus aureus. In addition, the catalytic efficiency of MNPs was investigated for reduction of o-, m-, p-nitrophenols, and degradation of organic dyes including Eosin Y and Rhodamine 6G. The rate constants calculated from the kinetical data revealed that the biosynthesized nanoparticles are excellent catalysts in potential applications for treatment of wastewater.
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Doan, VD., Luc, VS., Nguyen, T.LH. et al. Utilizing waste corn-cob in biosynthesis of noble metallic nanoparticles for antibacterial effect and catalytic degradation of contaminants. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 6148–6162 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07320-2
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