Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology

Green Biosynthesis Of Rhodium Nanoparticles Via Aspalathus Linearis Natural Extract

7^th World Nano Conference

June 20-21, 2016 Cape Town, South Africa

Enas Ismail

University of South Africa, S.A

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nanomed Nanotechnol

Abstract:

This contribution report on the bio-synthesis of Rhodium metallic nanoparticles (Rh NPs) synthesized for the 1st time by a completely green process using Aspalathus linearis natural plant extract as an effective bio-oxidizing/bio-reducing agent as well as a capping compound. Their morphological, structural and optical properties were investigated using various complementary surface/interface characterization techniques such as HR-TEM, HR-SEM, EDS, XRD, XPS and UV spectroscopy. The results confirm the formation of quais - monodisperse spherical Rh NPs in the range of 0.8-1.6 nm.

Biography :

Enas Ismail is a PhD student at Collegue of Science, Engineering and Technology, university of South Africa. She is also an Assistant lecturer in the Faculty of Science “Girls branch”, Al Azher University, Egypt. She is a fellow in the UNESCO UNISA Africa Chair in nanoscience and nanotechnology. She obtained her master degree (M. Sc.) as well as B.Sc. in the Biophysics, specialist in material science from Al-Azhar University at 2011 and 2006 respectively. She is interesting about nano-materials, bio-materials, nano-biotechnology, green chemistry and biologican and medical applictions. She has published a round 8 papers in an international journals.

Email: enas@tlabs.ac.za