Green Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Activity of Gold Nanoparticles Prepared Using Rosmarinic Acid

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Soo Hyeon Lim, Youmie Park

Abstract

Green strategies to synthesize gold nanoparticles have attracted a substantial amount of attention because global sustainability is a focal issue in many research areas. In the present study, rosmarinic acid was utilized as a reducing agent to reduce gold ions to gold nanoparticles. The characteristic surface plasmon resonance of gold nanoparticles was observed at 532 nm with a pink-colored colloidal solution. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) revealed the presence of spherical nanoparticles along with triangular nanoplates. The average nanoparticle size was determined as 30.46 ± 6.25 nm from HR-TEM images, and the hydrodynamic size was measured as 31.90 nm. An evaluation of the shelf stability indicated that the colloidal solution retained an excellent stability for two weeks at room temperature. A large negative value for the zeta potential (-24.09 ±3.97 mV) also suggested the excellent stability of the colloidal solution. The face-centered cubic structure of gold nanoparticles was confirmed by the strong diffraction peaks in the high-resolution X-ray diffraction analysis. Hydroxyl and ketone functional groups in rosmarinic acid were most likely involved in the synthesis of gold nanoparticles. Catalyti...Continue Reading

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