Artificial Sweeteners and Sugar Ingredients as Reducing Agent for Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles

Figure 8

TEM, SEM, and EDX characterization of the synthesized ANPs utilizing brown sugar as a reducing agent.

(a) TEM images (10 mM AgNO₃,  = 50°C, 2 h reaction time)

(b) SEM images (10 mM AgNO₃,  = 50°C, 2 h reaction time)

(c) TEM images (10 mM AgNO₃, 16 mM PVP,  = 50°C, 2 h reaction time)

(d) EDX analysis (10 mM AgNO₃,  = 50°C, 2 h reaction time)