A facile green route has been employed for the synthesis of Zno and Ag-doped Zno using cannabis sativa as a reducing and stabilizing agent. the as-synthesized nanoparticles were characterized and tested for photocatalytic dye degradation and antimicrobial activity. the results suggested that nanoparticles have shown antimicrobial activity against different human pathogenic bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, MRSA, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus aureus) and fungal strains (Fusarium spp. and Rosellinia necatrix). Ag-doped nanoparticles comparatively have shown better removal congo red and methyl orange under visible light. Therefore, green synthesized nanoparticles could have beneficial applications in environmental science and biological field.
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