Review Article
Green Chemistry Based Benign Routes for Nanoparticle Synthesis
Table 6
Major plant species employed for nanoparticle synthesis.
| Plant involved | Type of nanoparticle | Morphology and size | References |
| Acalypha indica | Ag | 20–30 nm, spherical | [30] | Aloe vera | Au and Ag | 50–350 nm, spherical, triangular | [31] | Azadirachta indica (neem) | Ag/Au bimetallic | 50–100 nm | [32] | Cinnamomum camphora | Au and Pd | 3.2–20 nm, cubic hexagonal crystalline | [33] | Datura metel | Ag | 16–40 nm, quasilinear superstructures | [34] | Geranium leaf | Au | 16–40 nm | [14] | Jatropha curcas L. latex | Pb | 10–12.5 nm | [35] | Nelumbo nucifera (lotus) | Ag | 25–80 nm, spherical and triangular | [36] | Rhododedendron dauricam | Ag | 25–40 nm, spherical | [37] |
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