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Zahra Sayyar

Zahra Sayyar

Academic rank: Assistant Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Faculty of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Technologies
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Phone: 04137745000

Research

Title
Optimization of Processing Time, Temperature, and Stirring Rate to Synthesize the Ag Nanoparticles Using Oregano Extract
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Green synthesis; Silver nanoparticles; Oregano extract; Response Surface Methodology (RSM); Optimization; Antibacterial activity.
Year
2023
Journal Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
DOI
Researchers Omid Ahmadi ، Zahra Sayyar ، Hoda Jafarizadeh-Malmiri

Abstract

The plant-based extract can be used to synthesize silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) as a reducing agent. In the present study, Oregano leaves’ extracts were extracted using ethanol to synthesize Ag NPs. The effects of different parameters such as the processing time, temperature, and stirring rate on the mean particle size, concentration, and zeta potential of the synthesized Ag NPs solutions were optimized using Response Surface Methodology (RSM). At the optimum condition, which includes processing time (30.48 min), temperature (70 ºC), and stirring rate (370.530 RPM), Ag NPs were obtained with 33 nm of the mean particle size, 76.109 ppm of concentration, and +17.2 mV of zeta-potential. In this condition, Ag NPs displayed high antibacterial activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. In addition, the maximum antioxidant activity of 11.7% was obtained at optimum synthesizing conditions