Optimisation, Synthesis, and Characterisation of ZnO Nanoparticles Using

Dorcas Mutukwa, Raymond Tichaona Taziwa, Shepherd Masimba Tichapondwa, Lindiwe Khotseng

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Phytochemical directed synthesis of flower-like ZnO nanostructures from almond peel extract for sunlight-activated congo red degradation.PloS one · 2026
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Dorcas MutukwaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Road, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8550-8801

Raymond Tichaona TaziwaDepartment of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Old King William Town Road, Potsdam Site, East London 5200, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-5374-6223

Shepherd Masimba TichapondwaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Sustainable Environmental and Water Utilisation Processes Division, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3773-4131

Lindiwe KhotsengDepartment of Chemistry, University of Western Cape, Robert Sobukwe Road, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3001-5943

Funding

Eskom Holdings SOC Limited 2002/015527/0National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa 138079NRF Y-rated Researchers Fund CSRP23042396323

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work presents a green synthesis route, which utilises extracts from an indigenous plant in South Africa, eastern and southern Africa that is understudied and underutilised, for preparing zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs). This study involved optimisation of the green synthesis method using

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsEscherichia coliPhotolysisPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesStaphylococcus aureusZinc OxideGreen Chemistry TechnologyMetal NanoparticlesMethylene BlueMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsMethylene BluePlant ExtractsZinc Oxideantibacterial agentsantimicrobialbiomoleculesbiosynthesisdyesgreen synthesisphotocatalysisphotocatalystsplant-mediated

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PMID39519175

DOI10.3390/ijms252111621

PMCPMC11547130

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