Research Article

Catalytic Degradation Efficacy of Silver Nanoparticles Fabricated Using Actinidia deliciosa Peel Extract

Table 1

Comparative analysis of the catalytic efficiency of biosynthesized AgNPs in the degradation of methylene blue (MB).

PlantAmount of AgNPsDye + NaBH4Incubation timeDegradation (%)References

Achillea millefolium L.10 mgMB (10 ppm, 25 mL) + 
NaBH4 (250 mM, 25 mL)
13 min>95%[72]

Fruit extract of Gmelina arborea3 mL of colloidal AgNPsMB (10 mM, 10 mL) + 
NaBH4 (1 mM, 3 mL)
10 min100%[66]

Mentha aquatica leaf extract2.6 µgMB (0.05 mM) + NaBH4 (0.0083 M); final volume 3 mL26 min100%[73]

Trigonella foenum-graecum L. leaf extract0.5 mL of AgNPsMB (0.04 mM, 10 mL) + NaBH4 (0.05 M, 0.5 mL)20 min>95%[74]

Caralluma acutangula leaves20 µL of AgNPs0.980 ml of 5 mM NaBH4 + 1 mM MB (0.1 mL)32 min>95%[75]

Imperata cylindrica1 mL of AgNPsMB (10 mg/L−1, 50 mL) + NaBH4 (0.2 M, 2 mL)14 min92%[76]

Piper chaba stem extractColloidal suspension of AgNPs (53.9 mg/L, 100 μL)MB (2 ppm, 2 mL) + NaBH4 (600 ppm, 1.5 mL)8 min>95%[77]

Kyllinga brevifolia extract100 μL AgNPsMB (30 ppm, 3 mL) + NaBH4 (0.1 M, 1 mL)1.5 min>95%[78]

Leaf extract of Blumea lacera20 mg AgMB (80 M) + NaBH424 min56%[70]

Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) leaves71 nmol of AgMB dye (0.1 mM, 2 mL) + NaBH4 (10−2 M, 1 mL)6 min82%[79]

Diplazium esculentum extract3 mgMB (10 ppm, 10 mL) + NaBH4 (5 mM, 3 mL)90 min91%[80]

Actinidia deliciosa peel extract1.6 mgMB (0.03 mM, 50 mL) + NaBH4 (0.2 M, 2 mL)Instant>95%This study