10.57647/j.ijnd.2025.1601.07

Camellia sinensis mediated Zinc Ferrite nanoparticles synthesis and their ap-plication in thiamethoxam degradation

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  • Jayanta Das1,
  • Nirmalendu Das*2,
  • Krishna Chandra Das3,
  • Siddhartha Sankar Dhar4,
  1. Cachar Advisory Centre, Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Cachar, Assam, India
  2. Department of Chemistry, Patharkandi College, Karimganj, Assam, India
  3. Department of Chemistry, G.C College, Cachar, Assam, India
  4. Department of Chemistry, NIT, Silchar, Cachar, Assam, India
Camellia sinensis mediated Zinc Ferrite nanoparticles synthesis and their ap-plication in thiamethoxam degradation

Received: 2024-08-29

Revised: 2024-10-11

Accepted: 2024-10-15

Published in Issue 2025-01-10

Copyright (c) 2024 Jayanta Das, Nirmalendu Das, Krishna Chandra Das, Siddhartha Sankar Dhar (Author)

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Das, J., Das, N., Chandra Das, K., & Sankar Dhar, S. (2025). Camellia sinensis mediated Zinc Ferrite nanoparticles synthesis and their ap-plication in thiamethoxam degradation. International Journal of Nano Dimension, 16(1 (January 2025), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.57647/j.ijnd.2025.1601.07
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Abstract

In this work ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized via green method using shoots of Camellia sinensis (C.sinensis). The crystalline nature of ZnFe2O4 NPs (CS-ZnFe2O4 NPs) was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) study. Further characterizations were done using UV-Vis spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, SEM-EDX, TEM, XPS, and VSM. The size of synthesized NPs was calculated to be 14.4 nm which presented spherical morphology along with some irregular shaped particles. The synthesized nanoparticles showed excellent catalytic activity towards degradation of a widely used pesticide, Thiamethoxam under solar radiation. Thiamethoxam got 89% degraded within 60 minutes of experimental time. This work is carried out for the first time where zinc ferrite nanoparticles have been synthesized using C.sinensis followed by the application towards Thiamethoxam (THIA) degradation.

Keywords

  • C.sinensis,
  • CS-ZnFe2O4 NPs,
  • Degradation,
  • Green synthesis,
  • Thiamethoxam (THIA),
  • Zinc Ferrite
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