From Plants Extracts to Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Application
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2024) | Viewed by 19306
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural biomimicry and novel nano-biophotonics; biogenic synthesis of nanosystems with natural extracts for energy storage and wastewater treatment applications; nanomaterials for photothermal solar conversion
Interests: wastewater remediation using advanced oxidation processes; phototocatalysis; photoelectrochemical water splitting; gas sensing; energy storage as in batteries, supercapacitors; green synthesis, characterization and evaluation of functional metal oxides; metal–organic framework and electrospun nanofiber synthesis and application to energy storage and wastewater treatment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanoparticles are synthesized via various routes, including chemical, physical and biological methods. While these approaches have been used for centuries, their disadvantages are numerous in comparison with more eco-friendly and stable methods. The use of plant-based extracts in the synthesis of nanoparticles has thus gained much attention in recent times. Nanoparticles have applications in a wide range of fields, including medicine, energy, water, etc.
For this Special Issues, we invite the submission of cutting-edge research demonstrating the effectiveness of plant-based extracts in nanoparticle synthesis for innovative applications. Numerical solutions validating these experimental methods are also welcome.
Dr. Juliet Sackey
Dr. Bertrand Sone
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- extracts
- nanoparticles
- characterization
- reducing agents
- synthesis
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