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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Green Synthesis of Bergamot Solid Waste-Based Silver Nanoparticles: Optimization Process for Agriculture Use.

Roberta Caridi, Maria Rosa Abenavoli, Licia Elvira Prestagiacomo, Marco Gaspari, Antonio Mauceri, Meriem Miyassa Aci, Isidoro Giorgio Lesci, Agostino Sorgonà

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Roberta CaridiDipartimento Agraria, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.ORCID 0009-0006-1775-8258
Maria Rosa AbenavoliDipartimento Agraria, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.
Licia Elvira PrestagiacomoDipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università "Magna Græcia" di Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Marco GaspariDipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università "Magna Græcia" di Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5411-8800
Antonio MauceriDipartimento Agraria, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8461-9959
Meriem Miyassa AciDipartimento Agraria, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2415-4384
Isidoro Giorgio LesciIGL Innovation Foundry, 40026 Imola, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7476-6859
Agostino SorgonàDipartimento Agraria, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9543-5557

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Abstract

Green-synthesized metal nanoparticles are increasingly investigated for their antioxidative, antimicrobial, and stress-protective properties as eco-friendly and cost-effective alternatives to conventional chemical synthesis. Although agri-food wastes represent biomolecule-rich and sustainable resources, they remain less explored as biological matrices for green metal nanoparticle synthesis compared with plant and microbial extracts. The aim of this study was to optimize the synthesis and evaluate the bioactivity of silver nanoparticles derived from bergamot pomace, a polyphenol-rich agri-food waste. Synthesis parameters, including extract concentration, pH, extract-to-metal ratio, temperature, and reaction time, were optimized, and the nanoparticles were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, zeta potential analysis, and electron microscopy (TEM, STEM). ATR-FTIR and proteomic analyses were employed to investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in nanoparticle reduction, capping, and stabilization. The bergamot pomace-based silver nanoparticles exhibited a surface plasmon resonance peak at 430 nm, spherical morphology, good colloidal stability, and average diameters of 15-20 nm, without irreversible aggregation. A putative synthesis mechanism was proposed, involving Ag

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AgricultureGreen Chemistry TechnologyMetal NanoparticlesSilverSolid WasteSilverSolid Wasteantimicrobial effectbergamot pomace-based silver nanoparticlesgreen synthesisphytostimulation

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