Biosynthesis of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles Using Aqueous Extract from Crinum latifolium Leaf and Their Applications Forward Antibacterial Effect and Wastewater Treatment

Table 1

Comparison of the rate constants of biosynthesized AgNP and AuNP catalysts towards the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol.

MNPs	Biological system	Size (nm)	Rate constant per 1 mg of catalyst (sec^-1)	References
AgNPs	Dimocarpus longan seed extract	40		[50]
	Cassia occidentalis leaf extract	5-25		[51]
	Arctium Lappa extract	21.3		[23]
	Crinum latifolium leaf extract	20.5		This work
AuNPs	Trichosporon montevideense	12-53		[52]
	Magnusiomyces ingens LH-F1	28.3		[53]
	Arctium Lappa extract	24.7		[23]
	Crinum latifolium leaf extract	17.6		This work