Synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles with banana peels extract (BPE) from Musa acuminata (Pisang Abu): effect on precursor concentration and reaction temperature

Synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles has been one of the most active research under nanoscience and nanobiotechnology especially when it is related to green technology. This green synthesis method is considered as alternative in synthesizing zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) which environmentally friendly among other synthesizing method which does not involve any toxic chemicals, possessed a strong adsorption ability and exhibits high catalytic efficiency. This research focusing on the studies on synthesizing of ZnO NPs by using Musa acuminata (Pisang Abu) peels extract as a reducing agent. In the synthesizing procedure, zinc acetate dehydrate was used as precursor solution and sodium hydroxide to adjust the pH of the banana peels extract and zinc acetate dehydrate mixture. The concentration of the zinc acetate dehydrate and the reaction temperature of the procedure were varied from 0.01M – 0.2M and 50°C – 90°C respectively.