Biogenic Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Advances in Methodologies, Mechanistic Insights, and Functional Properties

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      author = {Gaurav Pandey, Vinay Kumar Varshney, Mandeep Kumar},
      title = {Biogenic Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Advances in Methodologies, Mechanistic Insights, and Functional Properties},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2022},
      volume = {5},
      number = {11},
      pages = {368-380},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1703420.pdf},
      abstract = {Zinc oxide (ZnO) is?a material of great importance for a variety of applications due to its versatile and excellent room temperature performance. Renewable Green?Energy Production with increasing attention to the environment, a trend towards greener and more sustainable production is evident. Among these,?the biosynthesis, also known as ?green,? of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, is becoming increasingly popular as a safer, less toxic, alternative to the commonly used chemical and physical syntheses. Zinc?oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) have been successfully prepared by several researchers using various biological resources. However, a limitation for the scale - - up of the process is that biological extracts are by nature complex and this?hinders the detailed comprehension of the chemical reactions and mechanisms that take place. The present review is a significant attempt to gather the biological methods and the biological?entities used for green synthesis and to focus on the role of different methods and sources that affect the properties of ZnONPs. It also?presents the most recent advances in understanding of the mechanisms of formation of these nanoparticles in green synthesis.},
      keywords = {Green synthesis, Zinc oxide nanoparticles, Bioreduction mechanisms, Plant - - based nanomaterials, Antimicrobial nanostructures, Sustainable nanotechnology},
      month = {May},
  }