THE POTENTIAL OF RICE HUSK WASTE TO SYNTHESISE ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND ASSESSMENT TO THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES
Author(s):
Nurfitrah Amran, Siti NurSyazwani Maadon, Yamin Yasin, Nik Rozlin Nik Masdek, Mohd Rafii Yusop, Nor Hazlina Mat Sa’at, Nor Monica Ahmad, Nor’Aishah Hasan
Field: Ecological chemistry Type: Research paper Pages:
Graphycal Abstract: The present work explored the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using rice husk waste. The characterisation by UV-Vis spectroscopy suggested the formation of ZnO.
Analysis of X-Ray diffraction analysis (XRD) confirms the purity of the NPs with a crystallite size of less than 21 nm.Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy reveals the significance functional group at 487 cm-1.