The textile industry uses millions of liters of water daily, primarily in the dyeing process. This introduces dyes such as methylene blue, which is toxic and a known mutagen, to the environment. One solution to this problem is the chemical reduction of methylene blue, but this reaction is prohibitively slow when unaided. Catalysts, including gold nanoparticles, have been investigated for this application and show promise, but the high cost of gold makes it an unideal catalyst. Silver nanoparticles present an attractive alternative, and green methods of synthesis for silver nanoparticles are becoming increasingly common, both as a means to decrease the amount of reducing agent and to tailor the products of nanoparticle synthesis. Here, a green method of synthesis using blood orange peel extract as the reducing and capping agent with silver nitrate to produce silver nanoparticles is reported. The presence of silver nanoparticles was confirmed through UV-VIS spectroscopy, and the ability of these particles to reduce methylene blue, as determined by UV-VIS spectroscopy, will be presented.<br/>

Reduction of methylene blue with silver nanoparticles derived from blood orange extract

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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