UPM Institutional Repository

Green synthesis and characterization of silver/chitosan/polyethylene glycol nanocomposites without any reducing agent.


Citation

Ahmad @ Ayob, Mansor and Mei, Yen Tay and Shameli, Kamyar and Hussein, Mohd. Zobir and Jenn, Jye Lim (2011) Green synthesis and characterization of silver/chitosan/polyethylene glycol nanocomposites without any reducing agent. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 12 (8). pp. 4872-4884. ISSN 1422-0067; ESSN:1422-0067

Abstract

This paper presents the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) in aqueous medium. This method was performed by reducing AgNO3 in different stirring times of reaction at a moderate temperature using green agents, chitosan (Cts) and polyethylene glycol (PEG). In this work, silver nitrate (AgNO3) was used as the silver precursor while Cts and PEG were used as the solid support and polymeric stabilizer. The properties of Ag/Cts/PEG nanocomposites (NCs) were studied under different stirring times of reaction. The developed Ag/Cts/PEG NCs were then characterized by the ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.


Download File

[img]
Preview
PDF (Abstract)
Green synthesis and characterization of silver.pdf

Download (84kB) | Preview
Official URL or Download Paper: http://www.mdpi.com/

Additional Metadata

Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12084872
Publisher: MDPI
Keywords: Silver nanoparticles; Nanocomposites; Chitosan; Polyethylene glycol; Green chemistry.
Depositing User: Nur Farahin Ramli
Date Deposited: 22 Aug 2013 03:07
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2015 08:36
Altmetrics: http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.3390/ijms12084872
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24900
Statistic Details: View Download Statistic

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item