• Gaurav Pandey
• Vinay Kumar Varshney

In the present work, we discuss an eco-friendly and low-cost approach for the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles with different concentrations of Knootwood (knootwood) extract. The formed nanoparticles were characterized by FT-IR, XRD and TEM. These ZnO particles showed a unique Zn-O bond at 618 cm⁻¹ and a pure hexagonal Wurtzite phase. The shape and size of the particles could be influenced by load of the knootwood extract, and the uniformity of particles was related with it. The antifungal performance of the prepared ZnO nanoparticles was determined by decomposing methylene blue in the presence of UV light. The biosynthesized nanoparticles were found to exhibit far greater degradation rates when compared to commercially available ZnO particles.

Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, Green Synthesis, knotwood Extract, Nanoparticle Morphology, Antifungal efficacy

"Knootwood-Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Influence of Extract Volume on Crystallinity, Morphology, and Antifungal Efficiency", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.g808-g816, June-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106927.pdf

"Knootwood-Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Influence of Extract Volume on Crystallinity, Morphology, and Antifungal Efficiency", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no. ppg808-g816, June-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106927.pdf