title: Excellent fluoride decontamination and antibacterial efficacy of Fe-Ca-Zr hybrid metal oxide nanomaterial.
abstract: The aim of the present study is to develop an efficient nanomaterial for the removal of fluoride and disinfection of harmful bacteria in order to make water potable according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines. Hydrous hybrid Fe-Ca-Zr oxide nanoadsorbent presented a marked fluoride adsorption capacity of 250 mg/g at pH 7.0 (±0.1) much greater than other commercially accessible adsorbents for both synthetic and real water samples. The adsorption isotherms, Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R) fitted reasonably well fine having high coefficient of regression values. The adsorption of fluoride was established well using pseudo-second-order kinetics. The fluoride loaded adsorbent was efficiently regenerated by using an alkali solution. Interestingly, the developed nanomaterial not only showed excellent fluoride removal capacity but also demonstrated good antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli with IC50 (25 μg/mL).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Banasthali University, Rajasthan 304022, India.
authors.forename: Ankita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.affiliation: American College of Dubai, 36778, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Manjula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry, School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Suresh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Banasthali University, Rajasthan 304022, India. Electronic address: dsbchoudhary2002@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010087:Oxides; D015040:Zirconium; D007501:Iron; D005459:Fluorides; D002118:Calcium
keywords: Antibacterial; Decontamination; Fluoride; Nanomaterial