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Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Using Green Tea Leaf Extract for Supercapacitor Application

A. Clara Dhanemozhi, +2 more
- 01 Jan 2017 - 
- Vol. 4, Iss: 2, pp 660-667
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In this article, the formation of nanoparticles was observed by visualizing color changes and it was confirmed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), UV-Vis spectrophotometer and Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FT-IR).
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This article is published in Materials Today: Proceedings.The article was published on 2017-01-01. It has received 75 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanoparticle & Zinc.

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A Review on Green Synthesis, Biomedical Applications, and Toxicity Studies of ZnO NPs

TL;DR: From the findings, the green route of synthesis is rather safe and eco-friendly when compared to physical and chemical means of synthesis.
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A review on bio-synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles using plant extracts as reductants and stabilizing agents.

TL;DR: The green synthesis (biosynthesis) method employs simple procedures, easily available raw materials and ambiance for the synthesis process, where the precursors used are safe, with minute possibility for the production of harmful by-products, and the synthesis procedure needs avoiding the use of harmful chemicals, and negligible generation of any noxious by- products.
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Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Tecoma castanifolia leaf extract: Characterization and evaluation of its antioxidant, bactericidal and anticancer activities

TL;DR: An efficient, facile and green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) using Tecoma castanifolia leaf extract was reported in this paper, which was characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, TEM, EDX, XRD and FTIR.
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Synthesis method, antibacterial and photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles for azo dyes in wastewater treatment: A review

TL;DR: The physical and chemical properties, synthesis approaches, antibacterial activity, and photocatalytic activity of ZnO NPs are discussed in this article, where the focus is given on the biosynthesis process of NPs from plant extracts.
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Beneficial Effects of Green Tea—A Review

TL;DR: Although all the evidence from research on green tea is very promising, future studies are necessary to fully understand its contributions to human health, and advise its regular consumption in Western diets, in which green tea consumption is nowadays limited and sporadic.
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Functional oxide nanobelts: materials, properties and potential applications in nanosystems and biotechnology.

TL;DR: The polar surface-dominated ZnO nanobelts are likely to be an ideal system for understanding piezoelectricity and polarization-induced ferroelectricity at nano-scale and they could have applications as one-dimensional nano- scale sensors, transducers, and resonators.
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Factors affecting the levels of tea polyphenols and caffeine in tea leaves.

TL;DR: It appeared that the ability of tea extracts to induce HL-60 cells apoptosis was in the order green tea > oolong > black tea > pu-erh tea, and all tea extracts extracted by 75% ethanol have stronger biological functions than those extracted by boiling water.
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Green Chemistry in the Organic Teaching Laboratory: An Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Adipic Acid

TL;DR: In this article, a green synthesis of adipic acid is presented, which utilizes green reagents (hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant), solvents (water), and methods (phase-transfer catalysis, catalyst recycling).
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