INVESTIGATION OF ABILITY TO DEGRADATION OF DYES USING SILVER NANOPARTICLES

Abstract

The "green" method of using plant extracts to synthesize silver nanoparticles
is currently receiving special attention from researchers due to the synthesis
process and product being environmentally-friendly and non-hazardous. In this
study, mint leaf extract was used as a reducing agent in AgNO3 solution to prepare
nano silver solution. Through this inexpensive and simple method, silver
nanoparticles were synthesized. The photocatalytic activities of the synthesized
silver nanoparticles were investigated by degrading Reactive Blue 19 (RB19) and
methylene blue (MB) solutions under sunlight within 240 min irradiation. The
percentage degradation of RB19 and MB dye solutions was 50.2, and 91.3%,
respectively.