• 文献标题:   Graphene-based ZnCr layered double hydroxide nanocomposites as bactericidal agents with high sonophotocatalytic performances for degradation of rifampicin
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RAD TS, KHATAEE A, AREFIOSKOUI S, RAD SS, OROOJI Y, GENGEC E, KOBYA M
  • 作者关键词:   carbonbased nanocomposite, layered double hydroxide, advanced oxidation proces, sonophotocatalysi, antibacterial assessment
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMOSPHERE
  • ISSN:   0045-6535 EI 1879-1298
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  • 被引频次:   31
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131740 EA AUG 2021
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Herein, ZnCr layered double hydroxide (ZnCr LDH), and its nanocomposites with GO and rGO were synthesized using the co-precipitation method. The samples were characterized using XRD, FT-IR, SEM, TEM, BET, and XPS techniques. The sonophotocatalytic activity of the ZnCr LDH, ZnCr LDH/GO, and ZnCr LDH/rGO was investigated via the degradation of rifampicin (RIF) in the ultrasonic bath under visible light irradiation. The synergy index of more than 1 determined for ZnCr LDH/rGO indicated the positive interaction of sonocatalysis and photocatalysis resulted by hybridizing the LDH nanosheets with rGO. The maximum sonophotocatalytic degradation efficiency of 87.3% was achieved in the presence of ZnCr LDH/rGO nanocomposite with the concentration of 1.5 g L-1 for degradation of RIF with an initial concentration of 15 mg L-1 within 60 min sonication under visible light irradiation. The addition of different scavengers indicated that hydroxyl radicals, superoxide anion radicals, and the generated holes played a dominant role in the degradation of the pollutant molecules. A possible degradation mechanism was suggested based on the intermediates. The antibacterial tests confirmed the higher antibacterial activity of ZnCr LDH/GO compared with ZnCr LDH and ZnCr LDH/rGO against Grampositive Staphylococcus aureus.