Cellulose acetate composite films fabricated with zero-valent iron nanoparticles and its use in the degradation of persistent organic pollutants

Bassam Oudh Aljohny, Zubair Ahmad, Sher Ali Shah, Yasir Anwar, Shahid Ali Khan

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere5892
JournalApplied Organometallic Chemistry
Volume34
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Characterization
  • Fe NPs
  • Pollutants degradation
  • cellulose acetate sheets
  • cellulose acetate-ash sheets

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