Sangita R. Bhirud, C. Sarode, Gaurav R. Gupta, G. Chaudhari
{"title":"Ionic Liquids as an Efficient Reaction Medium in the Robust Synthesis of\u0000ZnO Nanoparticles","authors":"Sangita R. Bhirud, C. Sarode, Gaurav R. Gupta, G. Chaudhari","doi":"10.2174/0124054615297377240524043453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0124054615297377240524043453","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Ionic liquids belong to the class of green solvents and are distinguished by their\u0000simple yet distinctive physical properties that are related to their structure. These properties include\u0000their remarkable thermal stability, exceptional thermal conductivity, and negligible vapor pressure.\u0000Additionally, they are suitable and inert for a wide range of catalytic applications. Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles\u0000(ZnO-NPs) have been considered a cost-effective choice that requires modest reaction\u0000conditions to provide a high yield of the required products with remarkable selectivity in a short\u0000amount of time. Consequently, an investigation into the synthesis of ZnO-NPs in an ionic liquid\u0000medium has been attempted in the current work.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The synthesis of metal nanoparticles using highly tunable ionic liquids is being investigated\u0000for many pharmacological applications and their usage in catalysis.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000In this context, the current work has used the co-precipitation approach to synthesize\u0000ZnO-NPs. The production of ZnO nanoparticles with a range of morphologies utilizing an imidazolium\u0000ionic liquid system has been the main topic of discussion.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The co-precipitation method has successfully been administered for the synthesis of morphologically\u0000diverse nano-crystalline ZnO particles using different ionic liquids, such as 1-propyl-\u00003-methylimidazolium bromide (pmim)(Br), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([bmim][Br]),\u0000and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (hmim)(Br) as an additive\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Modern analytical tools, including X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy\u0000(SEM), and FT-IR absorption spectroscopy have been employed to confirm the structure of\u0000these ZnO nanoparticles. The IR absorption peak below 480 cm-1 and the XRD pattern showed all\u0000the peaks in the diffraction diagram, revealing the formation of ZnO-NPs. FE-SEM images showed\u0000various morphologies of ZnO-NPs and they have been found to be separated from the agglomerated\u0000clusters.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000The characteristic results have revealed ionic liquids to have substantial effects on the\u0000size of the zinc nano-species as well as provide the appropriate environment for the growth of the\u0000nanoparticles.\u0000","PeriodicalId":10924,"journal":{"name":"Current Nanomaterials","volume":"193 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141388733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}