Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Latex Extract of Thevetia Peruviana: A Novel Approach Towards Poisonous Plant Utilization, Book Chapter "Recent Trends in Physics of Material Science and Technology"

"Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Latex Extract of Thevetia Peruviana: A Novel Approach Towards Poisonous Plant Utilization" in Recent Trends in Physics of Material Science and Technology, Springer Series in Materials Science Volume 204, edited by Ford Lumban Gaol, Keshav Shrivastava, Jamil Akhtar; Series editors: Robert Hull, Charlottesville, USA Chennupati Jagadish, Canberra, Australia Richard M. Osgood, New York, USA Jürgen Parisi, Oldenburg, Germany Tae-Yeon Seong, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South Korea) Shin-ichi Uchida, Tokyo, Japan Zhiming M. Wang, Chengdu, China.

This article is described "Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Latex Extract of Thevetia Peruviana: A Novel Approach Towards Poisonous Plant Utilization". The silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were successfully synthesized from AgNO3 through a simple green synthesis route using the latex of Thevetia peruviana as reducing as well as capping agent. Synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized using UV-Vis spectrophotometer, FTIR, SEM-EDS, XRD, and HRTEM. UV-Vis spectra showed absorption at 570 nm with a shoulder at 395 nm. FTIR spectra analysis confirmed the functional groups involved in the silver nanoparticles formation. X-ray diffraction pattern of silver nanoparticles exhibited the diffraction angle at 34.48°, 40.12° and 45.39° which is corresponding to (222), (400) and (420) Braggs reflection planes respectively with an interplanar spacing of 2.59 Å obtained by HRTEM. TEM analysis showed the particles are spherical in nature with its size distribution between 10-30 nm.