Plant-Extract-Mediated Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles

Table 3

Representative examples for the use of plant extracts for CuNP synthesis.

Plant	Part	Extractant	Precursor	Size	Reference
Allium eriophyllum Boiss.	Leaf	Water	CuSO4	25–35 nm	[76]
Artemisia haussknechtii	Leaf	Water	CuSO4	35.36 ± 44.4 nm	[79]
Achillea biebersteinii	Leaf	Water	Cu(NO3)2·3H2O	16.8 nm	[80]
Ocimum sanctum	Leaf	Water	CuSO4·5H2O	50–70 nm	[81]
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Flower	Water	Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O	0.115–1.1 μm	[77]
Quisqualis indica	Flower	Water	Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O	39.3 ± 5.45 nm	[82]
Anthemis xylopoda	Flower	Water	CuCl2	10.2–45 nm	[83]
Silybum marianum L.	Seed	Water	Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O	8.5–60 nm	[84]
P. granatum	Seed	Water	CuCl2	40–80 nm	[85]
Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Willd.	Fruit	Water	CuSO4	5–20 nm	[86]
Calotropis procera L.	Latex	Water	Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O	15 ± 1.7 nm	[87]
Protoparmeliopsis muralis	Whole plant	Water	CuSO4	253.97 ± 57.2 nm	[88]