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
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

110562

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Giuseppe Vitiello (G)

Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering (DICMaPI), University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy; CSGI, Center for Colloid and Surface Science, Via Della Lastruccia 3, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppe.vitiello@unina.it.

Virginia Venezia (V)

Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering (DICMaPI), University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy.

Mariavittoria Verrillo (M)

Department of Agricultural Science, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055, Portici, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca Sulla Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare per L'Ambiente, L'Agro-Alimentare Ed I Nuovi Materiali (CERMANU), Via Università 100, 80055, Portici, Italy.

Assunta Nuzzo (A)

Department of Agricultural Science, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055, Portici, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca Sulla Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare per L'Ambiente, L'Agro-Alimentare Ed I Nuovi Materiali (CERMANU), Via Università 100, 80055, Portici, Italy.

Judith Houston (J)

Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Lichtenbergstraße 1, Garching, 85747, Germany; European Spallation Source (ESS), Odarslovsvagen 113, 22592, Lund, Sweden.

Stefano Cimino (S)

IRC-Istituto di Ricerche Sulla Combustione, CNR - Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Piazzale V. Tecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy.

Gerardino D'Errico (G)

CSGI, Center for Colloid and Surface Science, Via Della Lastruccia 3, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy; Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Naples, Italy.

Antonio Aronne (A)

Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering (DICMaPI), University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy.

Luigi Paduano (L)

CSGI, Center for Colloid and Surface Science, Via Della Lastruccia 3, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy; Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 4, 80126, Naples, Italy.

Alessandro Piccolo (A)

Department of Agricultural Science, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055, Portici, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca Sulla Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare per L'Ambiente, L'Agro-Alimentare Ed I Nuovi Materiali (CERMANU), Via Università 100, 80055, Portici, Italy.

Giuseppina Luciani (G)

Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering (DICMaPI), University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125, Naples, Italy.

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