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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (22): 27-34.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0693

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Preparation and Characterization of Alginate Polysaccharide-Selenium Nanoparticles Complex

JIN Dandan(), HUANG Zhenghua, CHANG Xiaoyu, ZHANG Kangkang, WEI Yihua, ZHANG Biaojin()   

  1. Institute of Quality Safety and Standard of Agricultural Products, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Quality and Safety in Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330200
  • Received:2024-11-14 Revised:2025-02-15 Online:2025-08-05 Published:2025-08-11

Abstract:

The study aimed to optimize the preparation process of alginate polysaccharide-selenium nanoparticles (APS-SeNPs) for developing efficient and stable nano-selenium fertilizers. The combination experiment of orthogonal and single-factor was designed to prepare APS-SeNPs. The ratio of absorbance at 410 nm to 490 nm (A410/A490) served as a critical indicator for evaluating particle size and stability of APS-SeNPs. Morphological structure and element distribution characterization of APS-SeNPs were performed using scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). The research results indicated that the optimal preparation conditions of APS-SeNPs were determined as follows. APS concentration of 1200 mg/L, molar ratio of vitamin C (Vc) to sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) at 4:1, reaction temperature of 45℃, and reaction time of 1.5 h. The prepared APS-SeNPs exhibited uniformly dispersed spherical structure which particle size was (91.30±7.20) nm, with A410/A490 ratio of 1.96±0.01 and selenium (Se) loading capacity of 31.51%. Energy spectrum analysis revealed that the proportion of carbon and oxygen elements in APS-SeNPs increased by 38.97% and 336.94%, respectively, compared with selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) unmodified by alginate polysaccharide, indicating that alginate polysaccharide modified the surface of selenium nanoparticles effectively. The APS-SeNPs prepared by this optimized process possessed fine stability and Se loading, providing a theoretical basis for the development of novel nano-selenium fertilizers.

Key words: selenium nanoparticles, alginate polysaccharide, preparation, scanning electron microscopy, energy spectrum analysis, dual-wavelength spectrophotometry (A410/A490), orthogonal experimental design, single-factor experiment