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Effect of Volume on Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Waste Frying
Palm Oil and Their Catalytic Activities towards Azo Dye
Muhammed Zaim Bin Khariri
Supervisor: Dr. Alyza Azzura binti Abdul Rahman Azmi
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Tuan Nurul Sabiqah binti Tuan Anuar
Bachelor of Science (Analytical and Environmental Chemistry)
School of Marine and Environmental Science
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
The synthesizing and preparation of silver nanoparticles become widely in research
studies nowadays due to its application in many fields. This study was conducted to
synthesize silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) using fatty acids in waste frying palm oil
(WFPO) as reducing agent by using wet chemical method. The parameter that has
been studied in this research is volume of stock solution of WFPO which found to be
directly proportional to yield Ag-NPs. The formation of Ag-NPs was notified by the
presence of yellowish-brown colour of solution and supported by the obtained surface
plasmon resonance (SPR) peak around 415 nm. The synthesized Ag-NPs were further
characterized by UV–Vis spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR)
spectroscopic, X-Ray Powdered Diffraction (XRD), and Scanning Electron Microscopic
(SEM). In addition, the catalytic activities of the Ag-NPs were carried out to determine
the capability of Ag-NPs towards degradation of methyl orange that resulting in
excellent degradation of methyl orange by NaBH4.
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