Plant-Mediated Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using Ferula persica

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran

10.22111/cnmst.2026.55271.1303

Abstract

Iron nanoparticles are among the most important metallic nanoparticles composed of iron. Due to their extremely small size, low toxicity, and excellent magnetic properties, iron nanoparticles have demonstrated outstanding applications compared to similar nanoparticles. One of the best alternative approaches for the synthesis of iron nanoparticles is the use of green synthesis methods. Therefore, the approach of this study was the green synthesis of iron nanoparticles. In this research, leaf extracts of plant Ferula persica, were used for the green synthesis of iron nanoparticles. XRD, FT-IR, and FESEM techniques were employed to investigate and characterize the synthesized iron nanoparticles. Based on the UV–Vis spectrum, for Ferula persica the concentration was 50 mM. The optimal extract concentration for Ferula persica plants was 4%. This can be attributed to higher absorption and better peak broadening at optimal concentrations. The synthesized nanoparticles from the Ferula persica plant sample had an average size of 55 nm.

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