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Preparation and characterization of calcium oxide nanoparticles from marine molluscan shell waste as nutrient source for plant growth

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Calcium (Ca) is one among the major essential nutrients for plant growth and development. It activates enzymes, nitrate uptake, plant biomass ratio, the rate of photosynthesis and increase metabolisms. In the present study, calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and calcium oxide (CaO) nanoparticles were prepared using three marine molluscan shells. The elemental composition of three molluscan shells (Lima lima, Lottioidea and Oliva reticularis) was analyzed using XRF. The physico-chemical characterization of raw shell powder (CaCO3) and CaO nanoparticles was carried out using TGA–DSC, XRD, FT-IR, HR-SEM and TEM. TGA–DSC, a major weight loss peak, has been identified for all the three shells at a temperature range of 650–850 °C indicated the formation of CaCO3 into CaO. The average size of the CaO nanoparticles of Lima lima, Lottioidea and Oliva reticularis were determined to be 29, 32 and 25 nm, respectively. The effects on the plant growth as a nutrient source revealed that the CaO synthesized at nanoscale from all the marine molluscan shells (Lima lima, Lottioidea and Oliva reticularis) at a concentration of 250 ppm have given higher radicle growth (9.52, 7.92 and 8.12 cm), germination (100, 100 and 100%), shoot length (12.48, 12.12 and 12.40 cm), root length (13.02, 12.80 and 12.24 cm) and vigor index (2550, 2492 and 2464) then CaCO3 and normal control. Among the marine molluscan shells, the CaCO3 and CaO synthesized from Lima lima have effected high level of radicle growth and seed quality parameters then Lottioidea and Oliva reticularis.

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The author KG thanks to Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) [F. No.NRM.11 (16) /2015-AFC (4)], Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India for their financial assistance.

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  1. Department of Physics, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 600119, India

    Kabali Vijai Anand, Munuswamy Reshma & Sekaran Muthamil Selvan

  2. Department of Nano Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, India

    Malaichamy Kannan

  3. Department of Agronomy, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India

    Sumit Chaturvedi

  4. Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), P.O. Box 87, Helwan, 11421, Cairo, Egypt

    Ahmed Esmail Shalan

  5. Applications and Nanostructures, BCMaterials-Basque Center for Materials, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena S/N, 48940, Leioa, Spain

    Ahmed Esmail Shalan

  6. Centre for Ocean Research (DST-FIST Sponsored Centre), Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 600119, India

    Kasivelu Govindaraju

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Vijai Anand, K., Reshma, M., Kannan, M. et al. Preparation and characterization of calcium oxide nanoparticles from marine molluscan shell waste as nutrient source for plant growth. J Nanostruct Chem 11, 409–422 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40097-020-00376-4

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