Research Article

Green versus Chemical Precipitation Methods of Preparing Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Investigation of Antimicrobial Properties

Table 2

Average particle size, FWHM, and angle of diffraction of chemical precipitation method synthesis of ZnO NPs.

Chemical precipitation methods2 thetaFWHM ()Average particle size ()

Zn(NO3)2. 6H2O + NaOH (S1)38.330.03345
Zn(CH3COO)2.2H2O +PVA (S2)38.330.02931
ZnSO4.7H2O + KOH (S3)26.290.02134