Plant-Mediated Green Synthesis of Ag NPs and Their Possible Applications: A Critical Review

Table 9

Morphology of green synthesized Ag NPs and their dye degradation activity.

Phytoconstituent present	TEM with morphology	Dye degradation			References
		Dye used	Reaction time (min)	Rate constant (min^−1)
Phenols and flavonoids	TEM 19.06 nm average size with spherical shape	Methyl orange	9	0.9906	[216]
		Methylene blue	11	0.2385
Phenols and flavonoids	TEM 10–25 nm with spherical shape	Congo red	9	0.6	[217]
Polyphenol and flavonoids	TEM 16 nm average size with spherical shape	Brilliant blue	20	0.2097	[210]
		Tartrazine	40	0.0076
		Carmoisine	15	0.0496
Phenol	TEM 62.51 nm with spherical shape	Methylene blue	18	0.1448	[218]
Polyphenol	TEM 7 nm with spherical size	Methylene blue	0.83	5.18	[202]
		Rhodamine B	1	3.44