COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS BY GREEN SYNTHESIS APPROACH USING NEOLAMARCKIA CADAMBA AND ITS CHARACTERIZATION

Abstract

Green synthesis of nanoparticles using plants is aa very active and advancing field in technical, economic and research sector. Nanoparticles are one of the mostprominent bioactive components that have different applications. They possess enhanced physical and chemical properties that includes melting point, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, catalysis, light absorptivity and wettability than large particles due to their highly small size in between 1 nm to 100 nm. These particles have length of 1 nm to 1000 nm in any one direction and 1 nm to 100 nm diameter. This size results in changing their physical and chemical properties as well as provide several unique properties. These are available in different forms such as nanosized wires, nanosized plates, nanofibers, and quantum dots. On the basis of composition, they are classified into different forms such as carbon-based nanomaterials, iron-based nanoparticles, polymer-based nanoparticles and nanocomposites. Nanoparticles can be synthesized using different approaches such as physical, chemical and biological. Physical and chemical approach are not suitable for production of nanoparticles because of the high cost and the toxicity resulted due to these approaches. Biological or green synthesis of nanoparticles has been proven to be cheap, effective, easy and non-toxic approach. In this project green synthesis approach was used for the preparation of copper oxide nanoparticles using Neolamarckia cadamba.