Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanostructures using palm olein as biotemplate

Chemistry Central Journal

Donya Ramimoghadam²  Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein¹  Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap¹ 

[1] Research Center for Catalysis Science and Technology PutraCAT, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

[2] Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory (MSCL), Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

关键词: ZnO;    Hydrothermal synthesis;    Palm oil;    Soft templating;    Biotemplate;    Palm olein;    Zinc oxide nanostructures;   

Others  :  787922
DOI  :  10.1186/1752-153X-7-71

 received in 2013-02-25, accepted in 2013-04-11,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

A green approach to synthesize nanomaterials using biotemplates has been subjected to intense research due to several advantages. Palm olein as a biotemplate offers the benefits of eco-friendliness, low-cost and scale-up for large scale production. Therefore, the effect of palm olein on morphology and surface properties of ZnO nanostructures were investigated.

Results

The results indicate that palm olein as a biotemplate can be used to modify the shape and size of ZnO particles synthesized by hydrothermal method. Different morphology including flake-, flower- and three dimensional star-like structures were obtained. FTIR study indicated the reaction between carboxyl group of palm olein and zinc species had taken place. Specific surface area enhanced while no considerable change were observed in optical properties.

Conclusion

Phase-pure ZnO particles were successfully synthesized using palm olein as soft biotemplating agent by hydrothermal method. The physico-chemical properties of the resulting ZnO particles can be tuned using the ratio of palm olein to Zn cation.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Ramimoghadam et al.; licensee Chemistry Central Ltd.

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