Green chemistry assisted nanoscale synthesis and structural characterization of some transition metal cations

Abstract

Nanoparticle studies are groundbreaking today, largely due to unpredictable changes in particle size and surface properties. Therefore, nanoparticles are considered as building blocks in optoelectronics, pharmaceuticals, nuclear energy, bioengineering, biomedicine and industrial applications. Today, the importance of environmentally friendly methods is increasing. The use of the green synthesis method, which adopts an economic synthesis approach that will reduce resource and energy consumption and do not harm the environment, is also encouraged in every field. In the study, biosafe ascorbic acid was used as an alternative reagent (agent) to the chemical reduction method. The method process performed with the reagent selected for nanoparticle synthesis has ensured that it is green synthesis, which is adopted as non-toxic and environmentally friendly. In this study, nanoparticles were synthesized by reducing the sulphate, nitrate, chloride and acetate salts of Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Zn(II) and Mn(II) transition metals with the reducing agent ascorbic acid compound. It is aimed to investigate the effects of the same metal cations and different anion salts on nanoparticle synthesis. Depending on the radius ratios and solubility values of metal cations and anions, the nanoparticle obtained from Ni(CH3COO)2 salt has the smallest radius. Nano metal particles with the largest radius were obtained as a result of reduction from Co(NO3)2 salt. The characterization of the synthesized nanoparticles were recorded by particle size analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images.

Keywords

• Transition metal
• cation
• nanoparticle
• ascorbic acid
• reduction

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