Green synthesis of polysaccharide stabilized gold nanoparticles: chemo catalytic and room temperature operable vapor sensing application

TitleGreen synthesis of polysaccharide stabilized gold nanoparticles: chemo catalytic and room temperature operable vapor sensing application
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsTagad, CK, Rajdeo, KS, Kulkarni, A, More, P, Aiyer, RC, Sabharwal, SG
JournalRSC Advances
Volume4
Issue46
Pagination24014-24019
Date PublishedMAY
ISSN2046-2069
Abstract

A facile, one pot, completely green, and cheap route for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has been developed by using locust bean gum (LBG), both as a reducing and a stabilizing agent. Synthesized AuNPs were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy, TEM, XRD, dynamic light scattering analysis (DLS) and EDAX. A characteristic surface plasmon peak at 537 nm confirmed the formation of AuNPs. Synthesized AuNPs were found to be an efficient catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP). The reaction follows pseudo-first order kinetics with a rate constant of 14.46 X 10(-2) min(-1). Furthermore, the catalytic efficiency of AuNPs for ethanol vapor sensing was investigated by doping AuNPs in a tin oxide (SnO2) matrix synthesized by a single step thermal decomposition method. The AuNPs doped SnO2 sensor showed a fast response (similar to 5 seconds) and excellent ethanol sensing behavior in the range of 10 to 120 ppm at room temperature. A two fold increase in ethanol vapor sensing response was observed with AuNPs doped SnO2 as compared with the pure SnO2 sensor.

DOI10.1039/c4ra02972k
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)

Foreign

Impact Factor (IF)3.98
Divison category: 
Polymer Science & Engineering