Green Synthesis of Silver Nanomaterials illustrates how to biologically scale up silver nanoparticle synthesis. This book covers green synthesis of silver nanomaterials, via plants, agricultural waste, fungi, and microorganisms.  Sections cover the synthesis and characterization of chemical and green synthesis, various types of silver nanomaterialism,  the ability of different fungal species, such as filamentous fungi, to produce silver nanoparticles, the microbial synthesis of silver NMs, biosynthesis mechanisms, toxicity, fate and commercialization. As examples, greener pathways and mechanisms, toxicity of silver nanoparticles in aquatic life and in natural eco-systems, and strategies for the scaling up of green-synthesized nanomaterials are discussed.

With the extended work in enhancing nanomaterials synthesis performance, and discovering their biomedical, environmental, and agricultural applications, it is hoped that the execution of these methods on a large scale and their industrial applications in different fields will take place in the near future.

PART 1 Synthesis of various types of Silver NMs 1 Nanosynthetic and ecofriendly approaches to produce green silver nanoparticles 2 Chemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles 3 Chemical and green production of silver nanocomposites 4 Core-shell silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and applications 5 Bimetallic silver nanoparticles: Green synthesis, characterization and bio-efficacy

PART 2 Biogenic and plant-mediated synthesis 6 Decoration of carbon nanomaterials with biogenic silver nanoparticles 7 Bio-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles via microwave-assisted technique and their biological applications 8 Biodegradable gum: A green source for silver nanoparticles 9 Bio-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles via conventional and irradiation-assisted methods and their application for environmental remediation in agriculture 10 Biogenic silver nanoparticles: New trends and applications

PART 3 Plant synthesis 11 Plant extract and agricultural waste-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their biochemical activities 12 Synthesis, properties, and uses of silver nanoparticles obtained from leaf extracts 13 Synthesis of biogenic silver nanoparticles using medicinal plant extract: A new age in nanomedicine to combat multidrug-resistant pathogens

PART 4 Microbial synthesis 14 Mycosynthesis of silver nanoparticles: Mechanism and applications 15 Synthesis of silver nanoparticles from mushroom: Safety and applications 16 Microbially synthesized silver nanoparticles: Mechanism and advantages-A review 17 Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Actinobacteria 18 Role of bacteria and actinobacteria in the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles 19 Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles using lichens 20 Algae-mediated silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, properties, and biological activities 21 Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using actinomycetes 22 Advantages of silver nanoparticles synthesized by microorganisms in antibacterial activity

PART 5 Mechanism, toxicity, fate, commercial production 23 Methodologies for synthesizing silver nanoparticles 24 Silver nanoparticles synthesis mechanisms 25 Toxicity of silver nanoparticles in the aquatic system 26 Silver nanoparticles in natural ecosystems: Fate, transport, and toxicity 27 Strategies for scaling up of green-synthesized nanomaterials: Challenges and future trends 28 Enzymatic synthesis of silver nanoparticles: Mechanisms and applications