Assessment of carbon nanotubes and silver nanoparticles loaded clays as adsorbents for removal of bacterial contaminants from water sources.
This work evaluated the antimicrobial efficacy of kaolin clay and its loaded forms with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) against bacterial isolates from different water supplies (tap, underground and surface water) in addition to wastewater. A total of 160 water samples were collected from different water sources in the investigated districts. Samples were cultured for isolation and serological identification of pathogenic bacteria. AgNPs were synthesized by a typical one-step synthesis protocol, where CNTs were carried out in a reactor employing the double bias-assisted hot filament chemical vapor deposition method. Both were characterized using transmission electron microscopy, infrared and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy. The antimicrobial efficacy of each of natural kaolin clay, AgNPs- and CNTs-loaded clays were evaluated by their application in four concentrations (0.01, 0.03, 0.05 and 0.1 ppm) at different contact times (5 min, 15 min, 30 min and 2 h). AgNPs-loaded clays at concentrations of 0.05 and 0.1 mg/l for 2 h contact time exhibited a higher bactericidal efficacy on Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. (70, 70, 80 and 90%, respectively) compared to CNTs-loaded clay. Concluding, the application of AgNPs-loaded clay for removal of water bacterial contaminants at a concentration of 0.1 ppm for 2 h contact times resulted in highly effective removals.
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt.
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Department of Hygiene, Management and Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62511, Egypt E-mail: asmadel82@yahoo.com; asmaa.mohamed2@vet.bsu.edu.eg.
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ElBably
Department of Hygiene, Management and Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62511, Egypt E-mail: asmadel82@yahoo.com; asmaa.mohamed2@vet.bsu.edu.eg.
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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt.
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D000327:Adsorption; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000382:microbiology; D007616:Kaolin / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D062065:Wastewater / Q000382:microbiology; D014871:Water Microbiology; D018508:Water Purification / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
D060766:Drinking Water; D007616:Kaolin; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D012834:Silver; D062065:Wastewater