• Padma Rani Verma
• Fahmida Khan
• Ch Chandra
• Pradeep Kumar Dewangan

The use of the various plant waste parts for the synthesis of metal and metal-oxide nanoparticles is an eco-friendly and cost-effective protocol. The natural plant extract are non-toxic, biodegradable and act as reducing agent for the synthesis of metal and metal-oxide nanoparticles. The present research reports the fabrication of Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) using pod extract of Cicer arietinum (Green Chickpea). The polyphenols present in methanolic extract of Chickpea pod act as capping agent, reducing agent and stabilizing agent for the synthesis of CuO nanoparticles. The CuO NPs results from Cupric acetate as a precursor followed by sonication, centrifugation and calcination. The resultant CuO NPs are then characterized by UV- spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The synthesized CuO nanoparticles have cubic lattice structure with average crystalline size calculated from Scherrer formula found 10-15nm. This synthesized CuO NPs will be more efficient in catalytic reactions, photochemical reactions and environmental remediation.

biofabrication, copper-oxide nanoparticles, Cicer arietinum, green chickpea, phytochemical.

"Biofabrication of CuO nanoparticles from Cicer arietinum pod extract and characterization", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.213-215, May - 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCN06035.pdf

"Biofabrication of CuO nanoparticles from Cicer arietinum pod extract and characterization", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp213-215, May - 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCN06035.pdf