Synthesis, Characterization of Nano Film from Water Lettuce (Pistia Stratiotes) and Its Antimicrobial Activity
Kavita Kulkarni1, A.D. Kulkarni2, Yogesh Wadavane3
1Dr. Kavita Kulkarni*, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed To Be University), College of Engineering, Pune, India.
2Dr. A. D. Kulkarni, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed To Be University), College of Engineering, Pune, India.
3Yogesh Wadavane, M.Tech Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed To Be University), College of Engineering, Pune, India.
Manuscript received on November 12, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on November 25, 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 November, 2019. | PP: 5386-5388 | Volume-8 Issue-4, November 2019. | Retrieval Number: D7612118419/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.D7612.118419
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Abstract: A thin nanofilm was achieved using water lettuce (Pistia Stratiotes) plant extract. Characterization of the nanofilm was done tounderstand the thickness and morphology of the resulting film. The addition of the polyethylene glycol 400 was suitable for the proper dissolution of cellulose. Characterization and study of morphological structure of cellulose fibers was done by using scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The resulting data of SEM analysis was acceptable for water lettuce extract, as content of cellulose fibers was more.
Keywords: Nanofilm, Water Lettuce, Antimicrobial Activity.
Scope of the Article: Automated Software Design and Synthesis.