Synthesis of silver nanoparticles in aqueous aminopolycarboxylic acid solutions via γ-irradiation and hydrogen reduction

• Effect of aminopolycarboxylic acids on the size of Ag nanoparticles
• Aminopolycarboxylic acids are effective in stabilization of the Ag nanoparticles.
• Reduction of Ag+ ions by hydrogen gas in the presence of aminopolycarboxylic acids

Formation of silver nanoparticles in the presence of various aminipolycarboxylic acids (APCAs) such as iminodiacetic acid (IDA), nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), N-(2-hydroxyethyl) ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), and N,N,N′,N″,N‴,N‴-triethylenetetraminehexaacetic acid (TTHA) was studied. Monodispersed silver nanoparticles capped by carboxylate groups of APCAs were prepared by the reduction of Ag+ ions induced by either γ-radiolytic or H2 reduction at room temperature. APCAs act as stabilizer to avoid the aggregation of silver nanoparticles. It has been shown that H2-induced reduction of Ag+ is possible at room temperature in the presence of APCAs. TTHA stabilized γ-reduced particles showed reactivity towards oxygen. The formed particles were characterized by UV–vis absorption, X-ray diffraction, zetasizer and transmission electron microscopy.

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