Description: In materials science, “green” synthesis has gained extensive attention as a reliable, sustainable, and eco-friendly protocol for synthesizing a wide range of materials/nanomaterials including metal/metal oxides nanomaterials, hybrid materials, and bioinspired materials. Green syntheses are required to avoid the production of unwanted or harmful by-products through the build-up of reliable, sustainable, and eco-friendly synthesis procedures. The use of ideal solvent systems and natural resources such as organic systems is essential to achieve this goal. Green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles has been adopted to accommodate various biological materials e.g., bacteria, fungi, algae, and plant extracts. Among the available green methods of synthesis for metal/metal oxide nanoparticles, utilization of plant extracts is a rather simple and easy process to produce nanoparticles at large scale relative to bacteria and/or fungi mediated synthesis. These products are known collectively as biogenic nanoparticles.
Socio-Economic Benefits: Development of eco-friendly Green synthesis of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) is an important aspect in the field of nanotechnology and is also inexpensive method for nanoparticles biosynthesis. Copper nanoparticles can be utilized in various biomedical applications, including drug delivery, wound healing, and cancer therapy. Copper nanoparticles have excellent catalytic activity. They used as catalysts in various chemical reactions, green techniques eliminate the use of expensive chemicals, consume less energy, and generate environmentally benign products and by products
Category: Green Chemistry – Organic Cosmetics
Department: Chemistry