Intro
Contents
Plant Synthesized Nanoparticles for Dye Degradation
1 Introduction
2 Impact of Dyes on the Environment
2.1 Textile Industry
3 Synthesis of Plant-Derived Nanoparticle
3.1 Synthesis of Iron Nanoparticles (NPs)
3.2 Synthesis of Silver NPs
3.3 Synthesis of ZnO NPs
3.4 Synthesis from Different Metallic NPs
4 Characterization of Plant-Derived Nanoparticles
4.1 UV Visible Spectrophotometer
4.2 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
4.3 X-Ray Diffraction
4.4 Transmission Electron Microscopy
4.5 Atomic Force Microscopy

4.6 Scanning Electron Microscopy
4.7 Thermo Gravimetric Analysis
4.8 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
5 Mechanism of Dye Degradation
5.1 Catalytic Degradation by Metal Nanoparticles with the Aid of Reducing Agent
5.2 Photocatalytic Degradation by Silver Nanoparticles
5.3 Application of Plant-Derived Nanoparticles for Dye Degradation
6 Future Prospectives and Conclusions
References
Plant-Mediated Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Dye Degradation
1 Introduction
2 Need for Dye Degradation
2.1 Dyes
2.2 Classification of Dyes
2.3 Natural Dyes

2.4 Synthetic Dyes
2.5 Dyes Impact Living Things, and the Environment
3 The Superiority of Plant-Mediated Routes Over Other Routes
3.1 Comparative Study of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
4 Possible Mechanism of Degradation
4.1 Charge Carriers' Formation/Generation
4.2 Charge Carriers Trapping
4.3 Charge Carriers' Recombination
4.4 Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes
5 Photocatalysts
5.1 ZnO NPs
5.2 CuO NPs
5.3 CaO NPs
5.4 TiO2 NPs
5.5 Ag NPs
5.6 Au NPs
6 Future Scope of the Chapter
7 Conclusions
References

Plant-Derived Nanoparticles for Heavy Metal Remediation
1 Introduction
2 Plant-Derived Synthesis of Nanomaterials
2.1 Plant-Derived Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles
2.2 Plant-Derived Synthesis of Nano Metal Oxides
2.3 Plant-Derived Carbon Dots Synthesis
3 Heavy Metal Remediation
3.1 Plant Derived Metal Nanoparticles for Heavy Metal Remediation
3.2 Plant Derived Metaloxide Nanoparticles for Heavy Metal Remediation
3.3 Plant Derived Carbon Dots for Heavy Metal Remediation
4 Conclusion
References
Biomedical Applications of Phytonanotechnology
1 Introduction

1.1 Different Approaches to Synthesize Phytonanoparticles
2 Phytonanoformulations and their Diversified Therapeutic Applications
2.1 As an Anticancer Agent
2.2 As Antimicrobial Agents
2.3 As Wound Healing Agents
2.4 As Drug and Gene Delivery Agents
2.5 In Neurodegenerative Disorders
2.6 As an Anti-Diabetic Agent
2.7 In the Treatment of Metabolic Disorders
2.8 As Thrombolytic Agents
3 Conclusions and Future Prospective
References
Application of Nanotechnology in Plant Secondary Metabolites Production
1 Introduction