• 文献标题:   Dual-role of graphene/bacterial cellulose/magnetite nanocomposites as highly effective antibacterial agent and visible-light-driven photocatalyst
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MARUTHUPANDY M, RIQUELME D, RAJIVGANDHI G, MUNEESWARAN T, CHO WS, ANAND M, MANOHARAN N, QUERO F
  • 作者关键词:   graphene/bacterial cellulose/fe3o4 nanocomposite, antibacterial propertie, esblproducing bacteria, photocatalytic degradation, visible light, dye molecule
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
  • ISSN:   2213-2929 EI 2213-3437
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  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jece.2021.106014 EA JUL 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Magnetite (Fe3O4) NPs as well as bacterial cellulose (BC)/Fe3O4 and graphene (Gr)/BC/Fe3O4 nanocomposites (NCs) were synthesized by a hydrothermal method and characterized by spectroscopic, crystallographic and microscopic characterization techniques. Their antibacterial activities were subsequently tested against ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis. Gr/BC/Fe3O4 NCs showed 100% antibacterial activity, whereas BC/Fe3O4 NCs and Fe3O4 NPs showed values of 97.3% and 94.6% as well as 96.6% and 94.3%, respectively, for E. coli and P. mirabilis at a concentration of 100 mu g/mL. The minimum inhibitory concentration of Gr/BC/Fe3O4 NCs against E. coli and P. mirabilis were found to be 60 and 70 mu g/mL, respectively. The photocatalytic degradation efficiencies of Fe3O4 NPs as well as BC/Fe3O4 and Gr/BC/Fe3O4 NCs were quantified by UV-visible spectrophotometry against organic dye molecules including bromothymol blue (BTB), rhodamine B (Rh-B) and methylene blue (MB) upon exposure to visible light. Gr/BC/Fe3O4 NCs showed the fastest (40 min) and 100% degradation efficiency against BTB, whereas 100% of Rh-B and MB were degraded within 50 min and 70 min, respectively. Our results demonstrate the multifunctionality of Gr/BC/Fe3O4 NCs for use as highly efficient antibacterial agent and photocatalyst.