FORMULATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CALCIUM BASED NEEM OIL NANOEMULSION
BALAJI SOMESAM UPADHYAYA
Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India
S. R. KRISHNA MOTUKURI *
Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India.
C. ARUN
Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India.
S. KARTHIKEYAN
Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India.
M. KEERTHI
Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present study is to determine the formation of nanoemulsion of the neem oil for the pesticide formulation. In this experiment, the preparation of the nanoemulsion was done with the use of bio-active solution, neem oil (330ppm), calcium chloride, eggshell powder. The samples were prepared in an eco-friendly manner and the samples were in the mixing for 7 days and then the mixture is formed. The formed mixture was sun-dried and analyzed for the formation of nanoemulsion through FTIR. Based on the peak values obtained from FTIR (1743.28 and 2922.28) studies, confirmed the presence of functional groups. Stability studies were helpful to identifying the nanoemulsion studies. The significance result from the work helps researcher to develop eco-friendly nano products which can be used in agriculture application.
Keywords: Nanoemulsion, FTIR, bio-active solution, neem oil