Table 2.

Photocatalytic activity of the biosynthesized α-HNPs via various parts of different kinds of plants.

Plant name/part	Substrate	References
Amaranthus dubius leaf	Methylene orange dye	52
Cyperus rotundus L	Congo red dye	53
Curcuma Tea leaves	Methyl orange dye	54
Cynometra ramiflora fruit	Methylene blue dye	55
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) seeds	Blue 4 dye	56
Mandarin peels “Citrus reticulum”	Basic Maxilon Blue GRL, acidic Neolan Blue 2G dyes, and 2,6-dichlorophenol	57
Cynometra ramiflora	Rhodamine-B dye	58
Carica papaya leaf	Remazol yellow RR dye	59
E. purpurea	Cefotaxime	Current study