Green Synthesis of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles

Abstract

Nano technology is one of the latest and fastest growing research methods.The present study describes the synthesis of the Cerium oxide nanoparticles by biological (green) method.Compared to the other methods green synthesis is the preferred method.This is because of less hazardous to the nature, cost effective, easily and abundantly available feature.Cerium oxide nano particles are synthesized from the Hibiscus Sabdariffa flower extracts by the method of Co-precipitation.The plant extract acts as the capping agent and as a reducing agent in the synthesis of nano particles.The synthesized Cerium Oxide nano particles were analyzed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Particle Size distribution Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with the EDAX.