STRUCTURAL AND SPECTRAL STUDY OF BIOSYNTHESIZED MANGANESE OXIDE NANO PARTICLES USING OCIMUM SANCTUM (TULSI) LEAF EXTRACT

Abstract

Various applications of nano particles stimulate the need for synthesizing them. Since chemical and Physical approaches for the production of NPs are often costly and harmful to the environment, biosynthesis method is chosen due to its simplicity, fastness, chemical free nature, nontoxicity and economical approach. Mn oxide NPs potentially hold great promise for sustainable nano particle. In this study, a simple efficient and ecofriendly procedure for the green synthesis of manganese oxide nano particle by Ocimum Sanctum (Tulsi) leaf extract is described. The biosynthesized nano particles were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) which revealed the formation of Manganese oxide nano particles. The size is about 40-45 nm. From EDAX analysis the presence of Mn and O is confirmed. The polymorphic morphology of manganese oxide nano particles were suggested by SEM technique.