Revista Mexicana de Ingeniería Química, Vol. 22, No. 3 (2023), IA2367

Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using the aqueous extract of Hippocratea excelsa root bark. Antioxidant and photocatalytic evaluation

C. Nuñez-Delgado, A. Luna-Flores, L.A. Conde-Hernández, E. Flores-Aquino, A. Romero-López, N. Tepale

https://doi.org/10.24275/rmiq/IA2367

 

Abstract

In this study the biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using the aqueous extract of the root bark of Hippocratea excelsa (HE) is reported. AuNPs were synthesized by adding different volumes of HE extract, ranging from 0.2-1 mL, and utilizing the gold precursor at 0.25 and 1 mM. All reactions were synthesized at room temperature. The AuNPs were characterized by UV-vis, TEM, DLS, Z-potential, and XRD. Extract and AuNPs antioxidant capacity was obtained by ABTS and DPPH methods. The photocatalytic activity was tested with methylene blue (MB) dye degradation. The UV-vis spectra showed a band associated with the gold surface plasmon resonance (SPR) at around 535 nm, evidencing the presence of nanoparticles. The hydrodynamic diameter suggests that the biomolecules of the extract attach to the nanoparticles, while the Z-potential reveals a stable colloidal solution. Micrographs demonstrated predominantly spherical AuNPs with a size of approximately 25 nm. XRD analysis confirmed the face cubic center (fcc) structure of the nanoparticles. On the other hand, the extract exhibited better antioxidant properties than the AuNPs. Finally, the photocatalytic experiments reveal an MB dye degradation of up to 89%. These results show that AuNPs produced by ecological and simple methods could be used in different applications.

Keywords: biosynthesis, nanoparticles, Hippocratea excelsa, antioxidant, photocatalysis.

 

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