Eco-friendly synthesis of low-cost antibacterial agent (brown attapulgite-Ag nanocomposite) for environmental application

• Published in: Chemical Data Collections Vol. 37; p. 100814
• Main Authors: Abdulkareem, Mustafa A., Joudi, Mayada S., Ali, Aisha H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Ag nanoparticles; Antibacterial activity; Attapulgite; Green synthesis; Thermal stability; Antibacterial activity; Green synthesis; Attapulgite; Ag nanoparticles; Thermal stability

This work includes the eco-friendly synthesis of brown attapulgite-Ag nanocomposite by the in situ bio reduction of Ag ions using leaf extract of ziziphus spina christi L. The resulted nanocomposite was characterized using XRD, SEM, EDX-mapping and TEM. The results prove the presence of silver nanop...