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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its application towards As(V) removal from aqueous systems

Department of Chemistry, Women University of Swabi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 23430, Pakistan, S. Shaukat, M. A. Hassani, Department of Chemical Industries, Engineering of Petroleum and Gas, Faculty of Chemical Industry, Kabul Polytechnic University, Kabul, Afghanistan, M. Y. Yadgari, Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Kabul1006, Afghanistan, S. Ullah, Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Nangarhar University, Jalalabad 2600, Afghanistan, M. S. Iqbal, Biodiversity Informatics, Genomics and Post Harvest Biology Lab, Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan, F. Khan, Department of Environmental Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan, S. D. Bibi, Department of Environmental Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan, Z. Ullah, Department of Environmental Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan, M. A. Hassani, Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and Rheumatology, Ali Abad Teaching Hospital, Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan, G. Rukh, Department of Chemistry, Women University of Swabi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 23430, Pakistan, M. Sabir, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, Pakistan, S. A. Hussain, Biodiversity Informatics, Genomics and Post Harvest Biology Lab, Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan, N. Arshad, Biodiversity Informatics, Genomics and Post Harvest Biology Lab, Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan, S. Ali, Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand, Dir Lower 18800, Pakistan, S. K. Izhar, Department of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan, S. Afsar, Department of Chemistry, Women University of Swabi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 23430, Pakistan

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Arsenic (As) contamination in one of the most serious water quality concern due to its toxic effects and worldwide availability. To avoid its poisoning effects, especially in the form of As(V), it is important to develop new techniques for its treatment. The current study was conducted to investigate the As(V) removal from aqueous systems using silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs). The Ag NPs were synthesized through a simple method by using Vernonia Anthelmintica (L.) plant extract and characterized by using UV-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The removal of As(V) was tested with respect to time, optimum dose, effect of light and pH, treatment with ultra-sonication and continuous flow process. The results showed that Ag NPs can effectively remove As(V) from aqueous systems in the presence of sunlight (100%), ultra-sonication process (100%), neutral pH (100%), and continuous flow (71.6%). While the same NPs could not show effective removal of As(V) with respect to low dose (15%), darkness (38.9%), low pH of 3.4 (21.4%) and high pH of 11 (11.1%). Using Ag NPs can reduce As(V) to the permissible limits set by World health organization (WHO). Moreover, the Ag NPs work efficiently in sunlight and in the neutral pH range, therefore adjustment of pH is not required to activate these NPs.
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OpenAlex topics: Arsenic contamination and mitigation · Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity

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