New insights on the green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant and waste biomaterials: current knowledge, their agricultural and environmental applications

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 10164-10183

  Saratale, Rijuta Ganesh ^a   Saratale, Ganesh Dattatraya ^a   Shin, Han Seung ^a   Jacob, Jaya Mary ^b   Pugazhendhi, Arivalagan ^c   Bhaisare, Mukesh ^d   Kumar, Gopalakrishanan ^c  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b APJ Abdul Kalam Kerala Technological University ^*  (India)

^c TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^d NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Green nanoparticles; Microbial pathogen; Nanopesticide; Non target effects

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BIOSAFETY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BIOMATERIAL; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

CHEMISTRY; GREEN CHEMISTRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT; PROCEDURES; SYNTHESIS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLANTS;

EID: 85027510769     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9912-6     Document Type: Article

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