Photocatalytic dye degradation and antimicrobial activities of Pure and Ag-doped ZnO using Cannabis sativa leaf extract” has been placed as one of the top 100 downloaded chemistry papers for Scientific Reports in 2020. ‘Research article received 2,697 article downloads in 2020, placing it as one of the top 100 downloaded chemistry papers, says Scientific Reports 2020 by Nature portfolio Journal.
Prof Rajesh Kumar and Prof Sourabh Kulshrestha, authors of the research paper told that for more than three years their two Ph.D research scholars are working on the eco-friendly synthesis of nanoparticles from the Himalayan natural herbs and plants and has developed their own method for the same. They further elaborated that their team has successfully synthesized pure ZnO( Zinc Oxide) and Ag-doped ZnO by an eco-friendly method using Cannabis sativa leaves.
The Cannabis sativa leaves used as a reducing and capping agent and can be used safely as eco-friendly synthesis. They have collaborated with Prof Khalid Mujasam Batoo’s research team from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Other contributors of the research articles are; Ankush Chauhan, Ritesh Verma wrote the main manuscript. Swati, Anand Sharma, and pooja Shandilya did the figure and data arrangement. Xiangjkai Li, Rajesh Sharma, Saurabh Kulreshha provided the experimental guidance and arrangements for carrying out the research work. Khalid Mujasam Batoo and Ahmad Imran did the proofreading, corrections, and feedback in the paper.
