Reductant free green synthesis of magnetically recyclable MnFe2O4@SiO2-Ag coreshell nanocatalyst for the direct reduction of organic dye pollutants
Reductant free green synthesis of magnetically recyclable MnFe2O4@SiO2-Ag coreshell nanocatalyst for the direct reduction of organic dye pollutants
The present paper describes in situ green immobilization of silver nanoparticles on MnFe2O4@SiO2 nanospheres using Epilobium parviflorum (EP) without using any other toxic chemicals and reducing or stabilizing agents. The morphology, composition, and magnetic properties of the resulting MnFe2O4@SiO2-Ag core-shell nanocatalyst were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), vibrating sampl