Green Iron (Fe)
Nanoparticle Synthesis and Characterisation for Photocatalytic studies using Copper
Pod Leaf Extracts
Saravanan N.
Res. J. Chem. Environ.; Vol. 29(6); 15-19;
doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/296rjce015019; (2025)
Abstract
The uncomplicated and environmentally friendly green synthesis method that eliminates
the need for hazardous chemicals, shows promise for producing nanoparticles. It
is also free of solvents. In this work, the synthesis of iron nanoparticles utilising
extracts from copper pod leaves is reported and their structural, functional group,
morphological and elemental properties are examined. At first, the iron and organic
components were visible in the X-ray diffraction pattern. The existence of iron
oxide (Fe-O) stretching vibrations at 580 cm-1 was then verified by Fourier transform
infrared analysis.
The presence of a plasma enhancement in the range of 288 to 590 nm was confirmed
by the UV-visible absorbance spectrum and micrographs obtained using Scanning electron
microscopy (SEM) revealed the production of irregularly shaped grains. Lastly, the
effective synthesis of iron nanoparticles, employed as a catalyst for the photodegradation
(~95% for 160 minutes) of methylene blue dye, was covered along with the findings.
