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ArticleScientific reports2024

Green synthesis of magnesium oxide nanoparticles using Hyphaene thebaica extract and their photocatalytic activities.

Abdul Muhaymin, Hamza Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed, Khaoula Hkiri, Ammara Safdar, Shohreh Azizi, Malik Maaza

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Abdul MuhayminCollege of Graduate Studies, UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk Ridge, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa.
Hamza Elsayed Ahmed MohamedCollege of Graduate Studies, UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk Ridge, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa. hamza@aims.ac.za.
Khaoula HkiriCollege of Graduate Studies, UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk Ridge, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa.
Ammara SafdarCollege of Graduate Studies, UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk Ridge, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa.
Shohreh AziziCollege of Graduate Studies, UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk Ridge, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa.
Malik MaazaCollege of Graduate Studies, UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk Ridge, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa.

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Abstract

Magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NPs) represent an interesting inorganic material widely utilized across various fields including sensing, antimicrobial applications, optical coatings, water purification, fuel additives, absorbents, and catalysis, owing to their exceptional broad energy band gap, surface affinity, and strong chemical and thermal durability. In this investigation, MgO NPs were successfully synthesized through a green approach employing fruit extract from the gingerbread tree (Hyphaene thebaica). Analysis via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed their agglomerated quasi-spherical shape with a size range of 20-60 nm. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern exhibited prominent peaks at planes (200) and (220), indicating the high crystallinity of MgO NPs with a crystallite size of 32.6 ± 5 nm while Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis highlighted the composition comprises 40.47% Magnesium and 48.64% Oxygen by weight. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) revealed characteristic Mg-O bonds through peaks at 560 cm

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