Conclusions friendly.

The synthesized AgNPs are highly stable and

A facile, green method has been demonstrated
for the biosynthesis of highly stable AgNPs
using aqueous extract of C. racemosa. This
route of synthesis is economic and eco-
linearity factor (R2) was found to be 0.9961. The rate
constant (k) of the degradation reaction of MB by the
synthesized AgNPs was calculated from the slope value
of the straight line and is 1.114 9 10-3 s-1 [53]. As a
result the green synthesized AgNPs was successfully
utilized for
the degradation of MB.
The plausible mechanism for the AgNPs assisted cat-
alytic degradation of MB was explained with the help of
Langmuir–Hinshelwood model [54]. In this model, NaBH4
protected by the major phytoconstituents of C. racemosa.
The synthesized AgNPs were highly crystalline and mainly
oriented in (111) plane with FCC geometry, which was
supported by XRD and SAED pattern. The average particle
size of synthesized AgNPs is 25 nm with distorted spher-
ical shape which was identified from the HR-TEM. The
HR-TEM and XRD results are consistent with each other.
In addition, the AgNPs have greater catalytic activity
towards the degradation of MB. The rate constant for the
degradation of MB by synthesized AgNPs was found to be
1.114 9 10-3 s-1. Thus the synthesized AgNPs can be
utilized as a active catalyst for the degradation of MB
by NaBH4.

1.0 0.0
Y = -0.00114X + 0.0553 R2 = 0.9961

0.8 (a) (b)

-0.5
0.6
A /A t 0

ln(At/A0)

0.4

-1.0
0.2

Reduction of MB without catalyst

0.0
Reduction of MB with AgNPs
-200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 -
1.5 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Time (sec)
Time (sec)

Fig. 9 a Degradation trend of MB as a function of time in the absence and presence of synthesized AgNPs. b First order kinetics plots of ln
(At/A0) versus time