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Synthesis of Novel Metal/Metal Oxide-Based Nanomaterials Using Plant Derivatives and Their Potential Environmental Applications

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Biobased Nanotechnology for Green Applications

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Different macro and microscopic organisms like bacteria, fungi, microalgae, and plants are being used for the production of nanoparticles. The biologically synthesized nanomaterials have been adequately controlling the different endemic illnesses with less antagonistic impact. Plant contains plentiful natural components, for example, alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, saponins, and other nutritional components. These components are collected from various parts of plants like leaves, stems, flowers, roots, seeds, and barks. Recently, numerous investigations have demonstrated that plant extracts contain different secondary metabolites which can act as bio-reducing and stabilizing agents that are responsible for synthesizing nanoparticles. Furthermore, the biosynthesis process of metallic nanoparticles is very much cost-effective and eco-friendly in nature. The plant derivatives are utilized effectively in the synthesis of different biological nanoparticles of gold, silver, copper, iron, cobalt, platinum, palladium, zinc oxide, and so on. A brief systematic review covering these aspects is presented in this chapter.

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Chinmoy Kalita and Bijoy Tudu are thankful to MHRD, Govt. of India for research fellowship under TEQIP III.

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Kalita, C., Tudu, B., Saikia, P. (2021). Synthesis of Novel Metal/Metal Oxide-Based Nanomaterials Using Plant Derivatives and Their Potential Environmental Applications. In: Sarma, H., Joshi, S.J., Prasad, R., Jampilek, J. (eds) Biobased Nanotechnology for Green Applications. Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61985-5_20

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