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Transforming expired medicines into TiO2 nanoparticles

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Title Transforming expired medicines into TiO2 nanoparticles
 
Creator Bhullar, S
Goyal, N
Gupta, S
 
Subject Characterization
Ecological Footprint
Expired Medicines
Nanoparticles
Sol-gel
Sustainability
Titanium dioxide
 
Description 829-837
The study aims to synthesize Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles using expired disprin and paracetamol, exploring an
innovative approach to curb the hazards posed by discarded expired medicines thereby reducing drug pollution and
improving ecological footprint. The sol-gel method was employed to synthesize TiO2 nanoparticles using expired disprin
and paracetamol. Various characterization techniques, such as X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy
(EDS), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED), and Vibrating
Sample Magnetometer (VSM), were used to analyse the synthesized nanoparticles. The XRD and EDS analyses confirmed
the formation of TiO2 nanoparticles. The nanoparticles synthesized from both paracetamol and disprin showed a dominant
anatase phase with stray peaks of rutile and brookite phases. SAED of paracetamol-derived nanoparticles showed a highly
crystalline structure. FESEM confirmed the synthesis of uniformly distributed spherical nanoparticles with size range
between 5-20 nm. The size of nanoparticles estimated from both XRD and FESEM appear to be in good agreement. VSM
confirmed the diamagnetic nature of both paracetamol and disprin-derived nanoparticles. The study demonstrates that
synthesizing TiO2 nanoparticles using expired pharmaceuticals can be a promising approach to mitigate the environmental
hazards posed by discarded expired medicines. This novel method has the potential to revolutionize the synthesis of
nanoparticles and contribute to a more sustainable future.
 
Date 2024-11-04T06:23:50Z
2024-11-04T06:23:50Z
2024-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-0959 (Online), 0301-1208 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/64814
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijbb.v61i12.14211
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJBB Vol.61(12) [December 2024]