Preparation of gold nanoparticles by chemical reduction method using Preyssler heteropolyacid was investigated. The experimental conditions have been optimized using Taguchi robust design method with L9 orthogonal array. Particle size of the gold nanoparticles was considered as the property in the optimization. Amounts of Preyssler heteropolyacid, pH and irradiation time were selected as the main parameters. The result of Taguchi analysis has shown that in this process, the preyssler acid amount is the most in°uencing parameter on the size of gold nanoparticle. Also, the e®ects of di®erent parameters are in order to: Preyssler acid amount > pH > irradiation time (negligible). This method showed that decreasing Preyssler amount and increasing pH of solution lead to formation of smaller nanoparticles. Finally, the prepared nanoparticles at optimum condition with a size of about 6.42 were characterized by using Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) method, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and UV-Vis spectroscopy.

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