In-Situ Synthesis of Bos taurus indicus Urine Assisted Ag/rGO Nanocomposite for Nitroarenes Reduction and Biological Activity

46 Pages Posted: 21 Sep 2022

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Apurva S. Vadanagekar

Shivaji University

Omkar S. Karvekar

Shivaji University

Prashant D. Sarvalkar

Shivaji University

Sarita M. Jadhav

Shivaji University

Sharad Patil

Shivaji University - Holography and Materials Research Laboratory

Manali R. Rane

Shivaji University

Kiran Kumar K. Sharma

Shivaji University

Deepti N. Kurhe

Shivaji University

N. R. Prasad

Shivaji University - School of Nano Science and Technology

Abstract

The present study developed a unique bio-mimetic, in-situ synthesis of catalytically and biologically active Ag/rGO nanocomposite. Herein, we employed Bos Taurus Indicus urine to synthesize Ag/rGO nanocomposite in an environmentally benign, economical, and sustainable manner. The elemental composition, morphology and structure were analyzed through advanced characterization techniques such as X-RD, DLS, Zeta potential, FE-SEM, FT-IR, Raman spectroscopy, TGA-DSC etc. Investigations were conducted into the catalytic effectiveness of prepared nanomaterials for diverse nitroarenes reduction. Then, using NaBH4 at 25oC, the catalytic roles of Ag and Ag/rGO Nano-catalyst were assessed towards the catalytic reduction of several environmental pollutants such as 2, 3 & 4-nitroaniline and 4-nitrophenol. To test their catalytic performance, bio-mimetically synthesized Ag NPs were thermally treated at 200 °C and compared to Ag/rGO nanocomposite. The antibacterial and antioxidant properties of as-prepared nanomaterials were investigated in this study. The finding signifies the importance of such nanocomposites in medicinal chemistry and antibacterial creams for external use.

Keywords: In-Situ synthesis, Nanocomposite, Nitroarenes reduction, Heterogeneous Nano-catalyst, Biological activity

Suggested Citation

Vadanagekar, Apurva S. and Karvekar, Omkar S. and Sarvalkar, Prashant D. and Jadhav, Sarita M. and Patil, Sharad and Rane, Manali R. and Sharma, Kiran Kumar K. and Kurhe, Deepti N. and Prasad, N. R., In-Situ Synthesis of Bos taurus indicus Urine Assisted Ag/rGO Nanocomposite for Nitroarenes Reduction and Biological Activity. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4218696 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4218696

Apurva S. Vadanagekar

Shivaji University ( email )

Kolhapur
416004
India

Omkar S. Karvekar

Shivaji University ( email )

Kolhapur
416004
India

Prashant D. Sarvalkar

Shivaji University ( email )

Kolhapur
416004
India

Sarita M. Jadhav

Shivaji University ( email )

Kolhapur
416004
India

Sharad Patil

Shivaji University - Holography and Materials Research Laboratory ( email )

Maharashtra
India

Manali R. Rane

Shivaji University ( email )

Kolhapur
416004
India

Kiran Kumar K. Sharma

Shivaji University ( email )

Kolhapur
416004
India

Deepti N. Kurhe

Shivaji University ( email )

Kolhapur
416004
India

N. R. Prasad (Contact Author)

Shivaji University - School of Nano Science and Technology ( email )

Kolhapur
India

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