Abstract
A sustainable, environmentally responsible, and financially feasible substitute for traditional nanoparticle (NP) synthesis techniques that frequently demand dangerous chemicals, significant energy inputs, and non-renewable resources is green synthesis, which is based on the ideas of green chemistry. This method uses biological organisms as natural reducing and stabilizing agents to create metal and metal oxide NPs (MONPs), including bacteria, fungi, algae, and plant extracts. These physiologically mediated processes improve control over NP size, shape, and biocompatibility while simultaneously lowering environmental toxicity. A wide range of industries, including food technology, agriculture, environmental remediation, and medicine, use green-synthesized NPs. While NPs help with intelligent packaging, preservation, and real-time safety monitoring using nanosensors in the food business, they also enhance nutrient delivery, disease management, and soil remediation in agriculture. Problems such possible toxicity, NP migration, and regulatory uncertainty still exist in spite of their benefits. Green synthesis, however, has great potential to advance sustainable nanotechnology by resolving the significant drawbacks of conventional synthesis techniques and bringing industrial innovation and environmental stewardship into harmony.
doi: 10.17756/jfcn.2025-s2-006
Citation: Ajudiya S, Savaliya P, Rawal S, Parmar R, Sardhara D, et al. 2025. Green Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Applications in Food Packaging, Processing, and Agriculture: A Critical Review. J Food Chem Nanotechnol 11(S2): S54-S63.
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