Table 1 Recent studies on the reduction of 4-NP with biologically synthesized AuNPs
From: Glucomannan-mediated facile synthesis of gold nanoparticles for catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol
Composition | T(K) | Size (nm) | Rate constant (s-1) |
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α-Cyclodextrin-coated AuNPs[36] | 298 | 11 to 26 | 2.98 to 4.65 × 10-3 |
Au-calcium alginate composite[37] | 291 to 306 | 5 ± 2 | 0.23 to 0.33 × 10-3 |
AuNPs synthesized with fruit extract (Prunus domestica)[38] | 298 | 4 to 38 | 1.9 to 5.1× 10-3 |
AuNPs synthesized with protein extract (Rhizopus oryzae)[39] | 303 | 5 to 65 | 2.81 to 4.13× 10-3 |
KGM-synthesized AuNPs (this work) | 298 | 12 to 31 | 6.03 × 10-3 |