Green Synthesis and characterization of hybrid Iron Nanocomposite

Iron hybrid nanocomposite is prepared by in-situ oxidative polymerization of aniline and reduction of Iron ions into Fe nanoparticles. The polymerization of aniline was carried out in the presence of FeCl3 as oxidizing agent. During the reaction aniline monomers undergo oxidation and form polyaniline (PANI) whereas the reduction of Fe+3 ions result the formation of Fe nanoparticles. Nano-sized Fe particles were prepared by controlled reduction of Iron precursor in micro emulsion medium, stabilized with the surfactant (SDS). Micro emulsion solution acts as both emulsifier and dopant to obtain stable nanocomposite. In this method of synthesis, the complete synthesis and purification procedure is carried out in an aqueous solution, which is environmentally benign. PANI-SDS-Fe nanocomposite is characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy and scanning microelectronic microscopy (SEM).