Nanocrystalline cellulose derived from melon seed shell (Citrullus colocynthis L.) for reduction and stabilization of silver nanoparticles: Synthesis and catalytic activity
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2021
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Melon seed shells (MSS) are a hazard to the environment as they host disease vectors. To alleviate the effect, we explored melon seed shells (MSS) as a new source of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) with reducing- and stabilizing capacity for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The isolation of NCC from discarded MSS served the dual purpose of a reducing- and stabilizing agent in the synthesis of AgNPs. The isolated needle-like crystals (MSS-NCC) had a mean length 204 nm, width 7 nm and aspect ratio 30. The NCC had crystallinity index of 94% with surface rich in –OH and –COOH functionality. The obtained AgNPs covered the surface of the MSS-NCC and catalysed the reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline using NaBH4. The process of the reduction monitored via UV-vis spectroscopy was completed within 12 min. with a rate constant 0.04 min−1 as revealed by the kinetic study.
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Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications
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Melon seed shell, Nanocrystalline cellulose, Ammonium persulphate, Silver nanoparticles, Nitrobenzene reduction, Catalysis
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10.1016/j.carpta.2021.100134