Ultrafast Green Synthesis of Salmalia Malabarica Gum-Capped Palladium Nanoparticles: Catalytic and Antibacterial Performances

Effluents containing dyes, discharged by various industries, have become a significant contributor to water pollution. The research focuses on the synthesis of palladium nanoparticles using Salmalia Malabarica (SM) gum via a microwave-assisted process and investigates their catalytic and antibacterial properties. The TEM analysis reveals a PdNPs size distribution of 10 ± 2 nm. XPS study was used to identify the chemical state of Pd in the synthesized nanoparticles. The results demonstrate that PdNPs are highly effective catalysts for the degradation of dyes such as Methylene Orange (MO), Rhodamine-B (Rh-B), and 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP), even after being reused five times. Additionally, PdNPs exhibit exceptional antimicrobial activity against both bacterial and fungal strains. This synthesis process proves to be cost-effective, devoid of toxic chemicals, and remarkably rapid. The findings suggest promising applications for PdNPs in fields like nanomedicine and environmental remediation, reflecting their potential for addressing water pollution issues.

Keywords: Salmalia Malabarica gum, Palladium nanoparticles, Methylene Orange, Rhodamine -B, Antimicrobial Activity.

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SEKU, KONDAIAH and Pejjai, Babu and Osman, Ahmed I. and Hussaini, Syed Sulaiman and Al-Abri, Mohammed and Siva Kumar, Nadavala and N, Sathya Vijaya Kumar and S, Shravan Kumar Reddy and Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar and G, Bhagavanth Reddy, Ultrafast Green Synthesis of Salmalia Malabarica Gum-Capped Palladium Nanoparticles: Catalytic and Antibacterial Performances. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4609396 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4609396