Journal
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app10030752
Keywords
antibacterial activity; polyvinyl alcohol; bacterial cellulose; drinking water; silver nanoparticles
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51874223, 51874227]
- Natural Science Major Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China [2017ZDJC-25]
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Pathogenic bacteria and microorganisms in drinking water can cause various diseases, and new types of antibacterial material for water treatment and filtration are urgently needed. In this work, polyvinyl alcohol/bacterial cellulose/biochar-nanosilver (PVA/BC/C-Ag) antibacterial composite membrane materials were prepared by uniformly dispersing C-Ag particles in a PVA/BC mixed gel. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetric differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC) were used to characterize the composite membranes. Results indicated that the BC was uniformly mixed into the PVA gel and that the C-Ag particles were uniformly immobilized in the PVA/BC hybrid membrane. The PVA/BC/C-Ag composite membranes exhibited excellent antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli when assayed using a plate-counting technique. When used to treat actual contaminated water, the composite membranes demonstrated sustained antibacterial activity and good reusability. PVA/BC/C-Ag composite membranes have great potential for the development of drinking water treatment applications.
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