Research Article

Optimization of the Green Synthesis of Tin Oxide Nanoparticles by Response Surface Methodology (RSM) using Box-Behnken Design.

Kareem Aduagba Ganiyu1*, Abdulrahman Asipita Salawu2, Abdulkareem Ambali Saka3, Tijani Jimoh Oladejo4
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
2 Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Department, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B 65 Minna, Niger State. Nigeria.
3 3Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B 65 Minna, Niger State. Nigeria.
4 Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: agaduagba@gmail.com
Published: Jun, 2020
Pages: 10-17

Abstract

Tin oxide nanoparticles has been synthesized via green route using SnCl .2H O and Euphorbia trigona (African  2  2  cactus) plant extract as precursors. In this green route process parameters such as, solution pH, precursor concentration  and synthesis temperature were optimized to produce nanoparticles with smaller size. The degree of sensitivity of the  process parameters vis-a-viz towards optimization were carried out by applying the Box-Behnken Design from  Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The Box-Behnken Design was designated as a statistical prediction technique  with the goal of decreasing the number of possible experimental outcomes, which would invariably reduced time and  quantity of reagents, by this means plummeting the general cost of the production process. The particle size of the  nanoparticles was chosen as the response factor for the green synthesis. The optimal predicted conditions obtained  tetragonal cassiterite phase of SnO were at a solution pH of 10, precursor concentration of 0.40 M and synthesis  2  ο  temperature of 57.5 C. From the optimized experimental conditions, the particle size was found to be 6.71 nm which  ,  was also found to be in accordance with predicted value of 6.73 nm from the developed model. These results were  2  substantiated by the comparatively high correlation coefficients of SnO NPs (R = 99.96, R = 99.87, R  =99.28)   2  2  adj  obtained from the statistical prediction after the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).

Keywords

Tin oxide Response Surface Methodology Box-Behnken Design Green synthesis.

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How to Cite

Ganiyu, K. A., Salawu, A. A., Saka, A. . A., & Oladejo, T. J. (2020). Optimization of the Green Synthesis of Tin Oxide Nanoparticles by Response Surface Methodology (RSM) using Box-Behnken Design.. Nigerian Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 10(1), 10-17.

K. A. Ganiyu, A. A. Salawu, A. . A. Saka, and T. J. Oladejo, "Optimization of the Green Synthesis of Tin Oxide Nanoparticles by Response Surface Methodology (RSM) using Box-Behnken Design.," Nigerian Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 10-17, June 2020.

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