When the nanoparticles are synthesized by adding plant extract to the metal salt solution, a change occurs in pH. The pH when the two solutions are just added is different from the pH after process completion. What is the reason for change in pH. Need some support for this statement.
I think the answer requires that we know which nanoparticles you make.
Well. As the process of nanoparticles synthesis may involve the protons, they will be uptake from the extract or expulsed into it. Thus, the pH will change
Mohd Yousuf Rather, A crude plant extract is a complex mixture so there could be many processes. If you consider reduction of silver ions by some hydroquinone in the extract you get a possible proton production:
2Ag+ + hydroquinone -> 2Ag + quinone + 2H+ .
Henrik Rasmus Andersen Volodymyr Tkach . Are there any articles published which can explain the mechanism of pH change in detail. I need some supporting articles.
I think this is too simple to make a paper about. If you know which chemicals that react you can logically see that the effect would be on proton production or consumption.
Well, actually it depends on the concrete mechanism of nanoparticles' synthesis and of the chemical composition of the extract. In the matter of fact, you have to analyze the reaction sequence, if the proton is entering or leaving the reaction media.
By this, we should analyze the proton (or hydroxyl) participation in the process and its impact to the system.
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