Abstract
Cellulose acetate (CA), and CA blended with Nicotiana tabacum ash (ACA) membranes have synthesized and fabricated with zero-valent Fe NPs (ZVI) and named as CA@Fe0 and ACA@Fe0. The as-synthesized membranes were inspected for the removal and detoxification of toxic organic pollutants. Comparative studies of CA@Fe0 and ACA@Fe0 NPs were investigated for five model pollutants, such as 4-nitrophenol (4NP), methyl orange (MO), Congo red (CR), methylene blue (MB), and bromocresol green (BCG). The kinetic model indicated that the apparent rate constant Kapp value of ACA@Fe0 was highest for all model pollutants compared to CA@Fe0 NPs. The Kapp value is derived from pseudo-first-order kinetics. The Kapp value of MO discoloration was 8.17 × 10−1 min−1 with ACA@Fe0 which is highest than CA@Fe0 (3.08 × 10−1 min−1). The turnover frequency (TOF) was highest for ACA@Fe0 for all the pollutants compared to CA@Fe0 and the highest TOF value was found for CR dye with ACA@Fe0 which is 0.523 h−1. Both the membranes also showed promising antibacterial activity against Salmonella typhi. Furthermore, CA, ACA membrane and CA@Fe0 and ACA@Fe0 NPs were characterized through FESEM, EDS, XRD, FTIR and TGA analysis.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | e5892 |
| Journal | Applied Organometallic Chemistry |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Characterization
- Fe NPs
- Pollutants degradation
- cellulose acetate sheets
- cellulose acetate-ash sheets