Mycosynthesis of Hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) Nanoparticles Using Aspergillus niger and Their Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Activities.

ABSTRACT: Nanoparticles (NPs) and nanomaterials (NMs) are now widely used in a variety of applications, including medicine, solar energy, drug delivery, water treatment, and pollution detection. Hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) nanoparticles (Hem-NPs) were manufactured in this work by utilizing a cost-effective and ecofriendly approach that included a biomass filtrate of A. niger AH1 as a bio-reducer. The structural and optical properties of Hem-NPs were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and UV-visible and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopies. The results revealed that all of the studied parameters, as well as their interactions, had a significant impact on the crystallite size. The average d

SUBMITTER: Saied E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9404788 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature