Safia Mohamed Ghazi Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Nanoscience, Nanotubes, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Nanoparticles.
Department of Botany and Microbiology, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
Metal uptake capability of Cyperus articulatus L. and its role in mitigating heavy metals from contaminated wetlands is one of the research works of Safia Mohamed Ghazi. Safia Mohamed Ghazi is from Department of Botany and Microbiology, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Fatma Abd El Lateef Gharib, Ibrahim Mohamed Zeid, Safia Mohamed Ghazi and Eman Zakaria Ahmed*
The present study describes the synthesis and rapid production of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) by reducing selenate in the presence of Ascorbic Acid (AA) as a reductant, coating, and stabilizing agent. The formation of nanosized selenium at 10 mm sodium selenate (Na2SeO4) and 1.5% AA was confirmed by the appearance of the characteristic surface plasmon absorption peak at 296 nm in UV-vis spectra. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) indicates that SeNPs was mostly spherical with a mean diameter of approximately 33.4 nm. X-RAY Diffraction (XRD) pattern confirmed crystalline shape indicating particle size of approximately 42.92 nm. The particle size distribution of SeNPs was approximately 45.9 nm by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS). Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic analys... view moreĀ»