Hybrid humic acid/titanium dioxide nanomaterials as highly effective antimicrobial agents against gram(-) pathogens and antibiotic contaminants in wastewater.
Antibacterial
Biowaste valorisation
Humic substances
Nanohybrids
Reactive oxygen species (ROS)
Titanium dioxide
Wastewater remediation
Journal
Environmental research
ISSN: 1096-0953
Titre abrégé: Environ Res
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0147621
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2021
02 2021
Historique:
received:
28
07
2020
revised:
25
11
2020
accepted:
27
11
2020
pubmed:
4
12
2020
medline:
20
4
2021
entrez:
3
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Humic acids (HAs) provide an important bio-source for redox-active materials. Their functional chemical groups are responsible for several properties, such as metal ion chelating activity, adsorption ability towards small molecules and antibacterial activity, through reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. However, the poor selectivity and instability of HAs in solution hinder their application. A promising strategy for overcoming these disadvantages is conjugation with an inorganic phase, which leads to more stable hybrid nanomaterials with tuneable functionalities. In this study, we demonstrate that hybrid humic acid/titanium dioxide nanostructured materials that are prepared via a versatile in situ hydrothermal strategy display promising antibacterial activity against various pathogens and behave as selective sequestering agents of amoxicillin and tetracycline antibiotics from wastewater. A physicochemical investigation in which a combination of techniques were utilized, which included TEM, BET,
Identifiants
pubmed: 33271143
pii: S0013-9351(20)31459-6
doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110562
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Humic Substances
0
Waste Water
0
titanium dioxide
15FIX9V2JP
Titanium
D1JT611TNE
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
110562Informations de copyright
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