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AI InsightThe leach solution obtained by leaching from the leaves and branches of M. communis growing around Mersin University Çiftlikköy Campus were analyzed by ICP-MS and it was found to be a calcium accumulator plant.
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Abstract
In this study, the biosynthesis and characterization of CaCO 3 nanoparticles from the leach solution and the aqueous extract of Myrtus communis plant were carried out. The leach solution obtained by leaching from the leaves and branches of M. communis growing around Mersin University Çiftlikköy Campus were analyzed by ICP-MS and it was found to be a calcium accumulator plant. Then, CaCO 3 nanoparticles were biosynthesized by adding of the leaf extract, as a biological agent, prepared by the extraction with distilled water of the leaves of same plant to the leach solution under favorable conditions. The characterization of CaCO 3 nanoparticles was performed by XRD, EDX, and SEM analyses. XRD, EDX and SEM analysis results showed that the biosynthesized nanoparticles were CaCO 3 in nano sizes and porous structures. Besides, the availability of the biosynthesized CaCO 3 nanoparticles in the color removal from different dyestuff solutions was investigated; the highest color removal yield was determined to be 90% at the end of 5 min for basic Methylene Blue (MB) dyestuff.