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Table 1
(continued)
Microalgal species
Reaction conditions
Mode of
synthesis
Type of
nanoparticles
Size (nm) Shape
Application
References
Chlorococcum
sp. MM11
0.4 g of the algal pellet
+
5 mL of 0.1 M FeCl
3 and
placed under dark conditions
at 24 o
C with shaking at
120 rpm for 48 h
Extracellular FeNPs
20–50
Spherical Metal
remediation
Subramaniyam
et al. (2015)
Dictyosphaerium
spp HM1,
HM2, and Pectinodesmus
sp
HM3
5 mM AgNO
3
+ ethanolic
extract of each microalgae in
a ratio of 5:1 and incubated
at 37 °C
Extracellular AgNPs
22.5,
47.5, and
57.5
spherical
and ovoid
Antimicrobial
and anticancer
activity
Khalid et al.
(2017)
Coelastrella
sp and
Phormidium
sp
500 mg of each algal culture
+ 100 ml of 1 mM HAuCl
4
incubated for 1 h in the dark
conditions
Intracellular AuNPs
25 and 30 Triangles
and
spherical
Antioxidant
activity
MubarakAli
et al. (2013)
Chlorella vulgaris
100 ml of algal broth
+
10 ml of HAuCl
4 .3H
2 O
solution (0.2 g/l) incubated
at 25 °C under illumination
at 100 rpm for 48 h
Intracellular AuNPs
40–60
Spherical
and rod
–
Luangpipat et al.
(2011)
Chlorella vulgaris
10 ml of crude extract of the
alga
+ 50 ml of PdCl
2
solution (1 mM), mixture
was held at 60 °C on
magnetic heater stirrer under
dark condition
Extracellular PdNPs
50–90
Spherical –
Arsiya et al.
(2016)
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