Deposition of copper nanoparticles on multiwalled carbon nanotubes modified with poly (acrylic acid) and their antimicrobial application in water treatment

doi:10.1007/s11783-014-0711-8

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2015, Vol. 9

Issue (4) : 625-633 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-014-0711-8

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Deposition of copper nanoparticles on multiwalled carbon nanotubes modified with poly (acrylic acid) and their antimicrobial application in water treatment

Li SHENG,Shuhang HUANG,Minghao SUI(

),Lingdian ZHANG,Lei SHE,Yong CHEN

State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China

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Abstract

A novel hybrid material, Cu-PAA/MWCNTs (copper nanoparticles deposited multiwalled carbon nanotubes with poly (acrylic acid) as dispersant, was prepared and expected to obtain a more effective and well-dispersed disinfection material for water treatment. X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, and thermal gravimetric analyzer (TGA) were used to characterize the Cu-PAA/MWCNTs. Escherichia coli (E. coil) was employed as the target bacteria. The cell viability determination and fluorescence imaging results demonstrated that Cu-PAA/MWCNTs possessed strong antimicrobial ability on E. coil. The deposited Cu was suggested to play an important role in the antimicrobial action of Cu-PAA/MWCNTs.

Keywords multiwalled carbon nanotubes copper nanoparticles antimicrobial activity Escherichia coli (E. coil)

Corresponding Author(s): Minghao SUI

Online First Date: 22 May 2014 Issue Date: 25 June 2015

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Yong CHEN,Li SHENG,Shuhang HUANG, et al. Deposition of copper nanoparticles on multiwalled carbon nanotubes modified with poly (acrylic acid) and their antimicrobial application in water treatment[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2015, 9(4): 625-633.

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Fig.1 X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) of p-MWCNTs (a), PAA/MWCNTs (b), and Cu-PAA/MWCNTs (c)

Fig.2 TEM images of p-MWCNTs (a), PAA/MWCNTs (b), Cu-PAA/MWCNTs at a lower magnification (c), and Cu-PAA/MWCNTs at a higher magnification (d)

Fig.3 X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) of Cu-PAA/MWCNTs: survey (a), Cu 2p3/2 (b), C 1s (c), and O 1s (d)

Fig.4 FT-IR spectra of p-MWCNTs, PAA/MWCNTs and Cu-PAA/MWCNTs

Fig.5 Raman spectra of p-MWCNTs, PAA/MWCNTs and Cu-PAA/MWCNTs

Fig.6 TG curves of p-MWCNTs, PAA/MWCNTs and Cu-PAA/MWCNTs

Fig.7 Loss of viability of E. coil cells after being treated with p-MWCNTs, PAA/MWCNTs , Cu-PAA/MWCNTs or Cu for 10, 30, 120 and 480 min with E .coil cells without MWNCTs as controls

Fig.8 Fluorescence microscopy images of E. coil cells: untreated cells (a), treated by p-MWCNTs (b), PAA/MWCNTs (c), and Cu-PAA/MWCNTs (d) for 1 h

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