Muhammad Ismail

• PhD
• Lecturer HED KPK/Senior Researcher at Kohat University of Science and Technology

ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Here in this study, Zinc Oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were synthesized through eco-friendly and nontoxic green synthesis method using fresh aqueous leaves extract of Duranta erecta (D. erecta) plant. The prepared ZnO NPs were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)...

Selenium (Se) is an important trace element that is involved in controlling oxidative stress and inflammatory disorders. Gouty arthritis is the inflammation and pain within the joints and tissues caused due to the accumulation of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals. This study aimed to investigate the antigout, antioxidant, anticoagulant, and thromboly...

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Background Seventy percent of the Earth is covered by water, out of which only 1% is fresh water. This fresh water can be used for drinking and other domestic uses. However, a drastic increase in the industrial revolution resulted in depletion of the reservoirs and contamination of the potable fresh water. Around 3.4 M deaths per annum occur as a r...

Environmental remediation of toxic organic pollutants on catalytic degradation has gained much attention. Organic dyes and fossil fuels as pollutants are the two major problems nowadays. The efficient and targeted eradication of organic dye from water systems is a critical global concern for the treatment of both drinking water and wastewater. In t...

Photocatalytic degradation of dyes has been the subject of extensive study due to its low cost, eco-friendly operation, and absence of secondary pollutants. Copper oxide/graphene oxide (CuO/GO) nanocomposites are emerging as a new class of fascinating materials due to their low cost, nontoxicity, and distinctive properties such as a narrow band gap...

In this study simple, facile and highly active silver coated ZnO-chitosan (Ag/ZnO-CH) textile cotton supported nanocomposites were developed. The nanocomposites were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-rays spectroscopy (EDX), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-rays dif...

Plant-mediated nanoparticles are gaining popularity due to biologically active secondary metabolites that aid in green synthesis. This study describes a simple, environmentally friendly, dependable, and cost-effective production of silver nanoparticles utilizing Cucumis sativus and Aloe vera aqueous leaf extracts. The aqueous leaf extracts of Cucum...

In the current study, pure and manganese-doped superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (Mn-doped SPIONPs) were successfully prepared by a green approach using a fresh aqueous extract of Asparagus officinalis as a reducing and stabilizing agent. Magnetic behaviors of pure and Mn-doped SPIONPs were measured at room temperature against various fiel...

Every day, the risk of water pollution grows. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately half of the population of poor countries suffers from health problems linked to chemically or microbially contaminating drinkable water. Here in the present study, powder of taro-rhizome was used for the preparation of supported bimetallic...

The area of pharmaceutical technology is growing rapidly due to an increasing number of drug delivery options. Several factors affect successful drug delivery, one of which is the identification of appropriate materials for engineering and search of the new system. One such material is the biopolymer bacterial cellulose (BC), which fulfills the sta...

Here in this study Zinc Oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were synthesized through eco-friendly and nontoxic green synthesis method using fresh aqueous leaves extract of Duranta erecta (D. erecta) plant. The prepared ZnO NPs were characterized from UV-visible spectroscopy, X-rays diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersi...

In the present work, an eco-friendly method is used for the synthesis of Fe1–x–MnxO3 nanoparticles and Fe1–x–MnxO3/PVA nanocomposites, where x represents the different concentration of Zanthoxylum armatum extract as a stabilizer. Formation of the respective nanomaterials and their nano-composites were confirmed by UV-visible spectroscopy while surf...

The current study was conducted to assess the potential of ginger rhizome extract (Zingiber officinale) for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) through the green method and its mitigating activity against pathogenic bacterial strains. AgNPs were synthesized through a simple one-step approach and characterized by UV-Visible (UV-Vis) spectr...

In this study the production of high surface area silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are reported from the Dodonaea viscosa plant species under controlled condition. The reaction was completed at 40 °C within 5 h and the product was characterized by several advanced techniques such as PXRD, FTIR, TGA, FESEM, XPS, DRS, BET, and UV-Vis. The prepared AgNPs...

Water pollution due to waste effluents of the textile industry is seriously causing various health problems in humans. Water pollution with pathogenic bacteria, especially Escherichia coli (E. coli) and other microbes is due to the mixing of fecal material with drinking water, industrial and domestic sewage, pasture and agricultural runoff. Among t...

Plant based materials are considered to have broad applications in the remediation of toxic materials. In this report, we present an environmental friendly and economic Cicer arietinum , named as (CP) supported for the synthesis of Ni nanoparticles (NPs) designated as Ni@CP. The in situ Ni@CP NPs were obtained using aqueous medium in the presence o...

Ginger rhizome powder was used for the synthesis of supported metallic nanoparticle catalysts. A simple and novel adsorption method was used for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles loaded on ginger powder (Ag/GP), copper on ginger powder (Cu/GP) and nickel on ginger powder (Ni/GP). Among these, Ag/GP showed selective reduction of methyl orange an...

Environmental remediation of toxic organic pollutants on catalytic reduction has gained much attention. The discharge of untreated effluents into the aquatic environment leads to an unwanted change in ecological balance. Recently, effluents of organic dyes and nitroarenes have been identified as a new threat because the unwanted dyes and nitro comp...

In the present study, low cost novel cellulose filter paper based silver nanoparticles (CF-AgNPs) sensor was developed. AgNPs were synthesized via green approach using aqueous leaf extract of Convolvulus cneorum (C. cneorum). The prepared AgNPs were characterized by UV–visible spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning el...

Plant-based materials are reported to have a wide range of applications in the environmental and biomedical sectors. In this report, we present an economic and environmentally friendly supported turmeric powder (TP) biomass for the support of Ag, Ni and Cu nanoparticles (NPs) designated as Ag@TP, Ni@TP and Cu@TP. The in situ syntheses of the stated...

In this report, we used facile, active, cheap, re-usable and high surface area catalyst for the synthesis of green substrate turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder support mixed silver copper (Ag–Cu/TP), copper nickel (Cu–Ni/TP) and nickel silver (Ni–Ag/TP) nanoparticles. For nanoparticles synthesis the turmeric powder were kept in 0.5 M aqueous metal sal...

A facile and single-step green synthesis of silver nanoparticles dispersed on taro (Colocasia esculenta) plant rhizome powder (TP) is reported here. In the current study, we describe for the first time, the successful adsorption-based assembly of the silver/taro power (Ag/TP) nanocomposites using the rhizome of taro as a stabilizing/supporting agen...

Here in the present work silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were prepared via green method using Brassica campestris plant extract as a reducing as well as stabilizing agents. Synthesis of AgNPs via plant extract is an environmental friendly, simple and single step approach. Nanoparticles formation occurs at room temperature after the addition of plant e...

The aim of the presented work was to assess the potential of Medicago polymorpha extract to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as a green method. It was a simple one-step synthesis approach and the product obtained was characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analy...

In this study, plant-mediated copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) were synthesized. Due to its direct synthesis mechanism and eco-friendly nature, the current method accounts for the green chemistry approach using the fruit extract of Duranta erecta for the first time. The UV-visible spectrum of the CuNPs solution showed a distinct absorption peak at 588...

In the present study, ginger rhizome powder based catalysts were synthesized for the reduction of 2‑nitrophenol (2-NP), 4‑nitrophenol (4-NP), methyl orange (MO), congo red (CR), and rhodamine B (RhB). Three different bimetallic catalysts copper-silver (Cu-Ag/GP), copper-nickel (Cu-Ni/GP) and nickel-silver (Ni-Ag/GP) loaded on ginger powder were pre...

In this paper pure and manganese doped cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles were synthesized via a novel green route using castor oil (Recinuscommunis) as capping agent and hydrazine as reducing agent in deionized water. The nanoparticles were characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, FT-IR, XRD, SEM and EDX. UV-visible spectroscopy was used to anal...

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are known to have inhibitory and bactericidal effects due to their small size. When the size of the particle decreases to nanometer range, properties such as chemical reactivity, mechanical strength and biological properties are improved. Considerable attentions have been received by noble metals nanoparticles due to th...

Objective: To synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) adopting a green approach and evaluate their toxicological potential against housefly Musca domestica which is responsible for spreading a number of fatal diseases. Methods: In the present work, AgNPs were synthesized by consuming secondary metabolites present in the fresh aqueous extract of mel...

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are known to have inhibitory and bactericidal effects due to their small size. When the size of the particle decreases to nanometer range, properties such as chemical reactivity, mechanical strength and biological properties are improved. Considerable attentions have been received by noble metals nanoparticles due to th...

High levels of heavy metals in dam water consider a good indicator of man-made pollution in the area. Waterand soil samples were collected from four sampling sites (Barganatu dam, Baran dam, Gomal zam dam and Damai stream).These samples were preserved, dried and analyzed for heavy metals,Pb, Cr, Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni and Zn concentrations using an Atomic...

Silver and copper nanoparticles are known to have inhibitory, bactericidal effects and catalytic degradation effect on methyl red dye. Several methods about synthesis of nanoparticles have been reported including chemical and physical methods which are associated with environmental concerns. In present study here we report biosynthesis of silver an...