Table 1 List of Ag/ZnO NCs synthesized using plant/fruit extracts and their photocatalytic degradation of dyes and antibacterial activities.
Plant/fruit extract | Irradiation | [Dye] | [Ag-ZnO] | Degradation (%) | Degradation time (min) | Pathogens | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ocimum tenuiflorum (Seed extract) | Solar | MB (10 ppm) | 0.5% | 74.41 | 120 | |||
1.0% | 94.27 | 120 | ||||||
2.0% | 49.2 | 120 | E. coli | |||||
Solanum tuberosum (Potato peels) | Visible (250 W) | MB (5 ppm) | 0.01% | (1.0 wt% Ag) | 72.0 | 80 | ||
(2.0 wt% Ag) | ~96 | 80 | ||||||
(8.0 wt% Ag) | 85.0 | 80 | ||||||
(10.0 wt% Ag) | 89.0 | 80 | NA | |||||
Psidium guajava (Leaf extract) | Solar (800 W/m2 | MB (22.4 ppm) | 0.04% | (2.5 mol% Ag) | 98% | 60 | NA | |
Thymus vulgaris (Leaf extract) | Solar | Phenol (20 mg/L) | 60 ppm | 97.2 | 120 | E. coli & S. aureus | ||
Trigonella foenum-graecum (Leaf extract) | Visible* (400 W) | MG (20 ppm) | 0.1% | 100 | 120 | E. coli & S. aureus | ||
C. albicans | ||||||||
Lycium barbarum L. (Fruit extract as an additive) | Solar# (300 W) | MB (10 ppm) | 0.1% | 99.3 | 90 | |||
CR (20 ppm) | 0.1% | 98.5 | 55 | E. coli & S. aureus | (This study) |
